Executive Summary:

China’s retail market value for edible oils has risen by 41.51% since 1997, at an average annual growth rate of 5.41%.

The China National Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Import & Export Corporation (COFCO) is a state-owned conglomerate integrating trade, industry, finance, information and scientific research, and is mainly engaged in the fields of agricultural products, foods, hotels and real estate. Oils and cereals are its major remit.

1. China’s Edible Oils Retail Market

2. China National Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Import & Export Corporation (COFCO)
2.1 COFCO: Company Details
Corporate Officers
2.2 COFCO: Company Background
2.3 COFCO: Company Divisions
Oil Division
COFCO Grain & Oil Imp & Exp. Co.
China Foods
COFCO International Limited
Top Glory International
COFCO Co., Ltd.
COFCO Futures Co., Ltd.
2.4 COFCO: Company Subsidiaries
Domestic Subsidiaries
COFCO Dalian Import & Export Company
COFCO Shanghai Import & Export Company
COFCO Wuhan Import & Export Company
COFCO Wuhan Meat Products Ltd.
COFCO Zhuhai Industries Co.
COFCO Shenzhen Trading & Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen COFCO Industries Co., Ltd
COFCO Shandong Cereals & Oils Import & Export Company
COFCO Shandong Peanut Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
COFCO Shanghai Cereals & Oils Import & Export Company
COFCO Representative Office In Guangzhou
COFCO East China Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen COFCO Industries Co., Ltd.
Overseas Companies
COFCO (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Hochu Trading Co., Ltd.
Top Glory ( Australia) Pty Ltd.
Ceroilfood (New York) Inc.
Top Glory Enterprises (Canada) Ltd.
Ceroilfood Finance Ltd.
COFCO Capital Corporation
Bnu Corporation
Top Glory (London) Ltd.
Euro-China Trading Corp., Gmbh
COFCO (Singapore) Ltd.
COFCO Representative Office In Japan
COFCO Representative Office In Moscow
COFCO Representative Office In The Republic Of Korea
COFCO Representative Office In Poland
COFCO Representative Office In Singapore
Associate Companies
China National Liangfeng Grain Import & Export Company
COFCO Tian Ding International Trading Co., Ltd.
2.5 COFCO: North Sea Grains And Oils (Tianjin) Co. Ltd.
Table 2.1 North Sea Grains And Oils (Tianjin) Co. Ltd.: Financial Results, 2001/2002
2.6 COFCO: East Ocean Grains And Oils (Zhangjiagang) Co. Ltd.
Table 2.2 East Ocean Grains And Oils (Zhangjiagang) Co. Ltd.: Financial Results, 2001
2.7 COFCO: Yellow Sea Grains And Oils (Shandong) Co. Ltd.
Table 2.3 Yellow Sea Grains And Oils (Shandong) Co. Ltd.: Financial Results, 2001/2002
2.8 COFCO: Eastbay Oils & Fats Industries (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
2.9 COFCO: Southseas Oil & Fats Ind. (Chiwan) Co., Ltd.
Table 2.4 Southseas Oil & Fats Ind. (Chiwan) Co., Ltd.: Financial Results, 2001/2002
2.10 COFCO: Great Ocean Oils And Grains Industries (Fangchenggang) Co., Ltd.
2.11 COFCO: Flour Mills
Pangthai (Qinhuangdao) Flour Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Haijia Food Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Haijia Flourmill Co., Ltd.
2.12 COFCO: Wineries
China Great Wall Winery Co., Ltd.
Huaxia Winery Co., Ltd.
Yantai COFCO Winery Co., Ltd.
COFCO Shaoxing Rice Wine Co. Ltd
2.13 COFCO: Recent Developments
Global 500 Ranking
COFCO Coca-Cola (Gansu)
Top Glory Subsidiary To Be Sold In Assets Reshuffle
2.14 COFCO: Brand Strategies
2.15 COFCO: Financial Results
Table 2.5 COFCO: Broad Financial Results, 2002/2003
Table 2.6 COFCO: Sectoral Financial Results, 2002/2003
2.16 COFCO: Future Strategies
Appendix 1 Exchange Rates
A.1 Exchange Rates: China
Table A.1 Average Annual Exchange Rates, 1997-2003
A.2 Exchange Rates: Hong Kong
Table A.2 Average Annual Exchange Rates, 1997-2003