apple juice

World production of apple juice for market year (MY) 2003/04 (July-June) is revised up from 1.14 million metric tons to 1.2 million. Expectations for 2004/05 are1.3 million metric tons. Since 2002/03, global juice production has hit a new record each year. China continues to be the world’s top producer, followed by Poland. Production increases in Argentina, Germany, Hungary, and Italy are offsetting declines in Chile and Spain. Global apple juice trade is expected to have another record year in 2004/2005.World apple juice exports of select countries will be 1.137 million tons. China is expected to export about 46 percent of this world total. Total apple juice imports of select countries are estimated to be off slightly. The United States, one of the world’s largest importers, is expected to take less based on most recent trade data; while Germany’s larger domestic production will reduce the demand for imported product. China’s apple juice production is gradually shifting to the western regions of the country, mainly to Shanxi province. Typically, Shandong province has been the center of apple juice production in China, accounting for about half of the country’s annual output.