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China
China became the second largest market for U.S.
agricultural products in calendar year 2009, and
maintained that position in 2010. China's estimated 300
million middle-class consumers helped drive the
country's total agricultural imports to $71 billion in
2010, with the United States accounting for a quarter of the
total.
Population:
1.3 billion
GDP per capita (PPP):
$7,400 (2010 est.)
Agriculture: 9.6 percent of GDP
Agricultural Production:
rice, wheat, potatoes, corn,
peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseeds,
pork, fish
Major Agricultural Exports:
fruit and vegetables (fresh,
processed, and juices), red meats
Major U.S. Agricultural Exports to China: soybeans,
cotton, hides and skins, poultry products
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