This Access Asia report covers the market for canned meat in China.
The growth of the canned meat market is symptomatic of changing food-buying patterns.
With the growth in living space and supermarket shopping the use of canned meats is increasing.The meat market is the second largest sector of the retail food market in China in value.
Total sales of canned meat in China increased in value by 24% since 1996 and to over 250,000 tonnes by 2002.
Overall, the canned meats market has dropped slightly in significance to the overall food market, declining from 1.52% in 1996, to 1.49% by 2002.
The canned meat sector has declined from representing 32% of the market in 1996 to just under 27% in 2002.