Normalizing trade may bear fruit for US apples_美文

Normalizing trade may bear fruit for US apples

US apple sellers are concerned about what that might mean for their fruit, noting that the import of apple juice to the US from China began in the 1990s, and it's contributed to Chinese apple juice brands dominating the US market.

However, China is likely to triple its imports of apples in the next decade, according to Desmond O'Rourke, a Washington State University agriculture economics professor who monitors Asian imports of fruits.

With a surplus forecast of 15 million bushels of apples in Washington over the next few years because of increased planting, Washington growers hope to cash in on the growing Chinese market, even as the potential opening of the US market will possibly have them competing with Chinese brands at home.

Questions:

1. What American product might soon be allowed to return to China?

2. What is China’s apple capacity?

3. When did China begin importing American apples?

Answers:

1. Washington state's Red and Golden Delicious apples.

2. China produces half the world's apples.

3. In 1993.

About the broadcaster:

Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.