China: Food Processing Ingredients Annual

China was the world's second largest importer of food and agricultural products in 2025, at $207.4 billion. It has a robust and dynamic food processing industry with more than 100,000 registered food processing companies. The food service sector grew by 3.2 percent to $812 billion in 2025. Due to the Chinese Government's retaliation against U.S. agriculture, the United States' exports of consumer-oriented products to China dropped over 30 percent in 2025. Nevertheless, several product categories such as distilled spirits, dairy products, hops, and cranberry juice showed resilience or have even achieved significant sales growth in China despite elevated tariffs on U.S.-origin goods. U.S. food ingredients, perceived as superior quality and high safety standards have great growth potential in China's market.