According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics: As of May 2020, China’s soft drink production has dropped significantly compared with the same period last year. The cumulative output of soft drinks from January to May 2020 was 59.99 million tons, a decrease of 4.735 million tons or 7.32% compared with the same period last year
China Soft Drinks 2019-2020 Production comparison chart
China’s soft drink production in 2019 was 177.635 million tons. Looking at each region, South China’s output ranked first with 36.2817 million tons, followed by East China’s second with 27.2406 million tons, and North China’s third with 14.4783 million tons.
Looking specifically at provinces and cities, Guangdong Province still ranked first in national beverage production in 2019, an increase of 3.0401 million tons compared with 2018, accounting for 18.38%.
Guangdong Province has many classic soft drink brands such as Nongfu Spring, Master Kong Yibao, Jingtian, Baisuishan, Dongpeng Special Drink, and Youlemei. Affected by continuous heavy rains, some soft drink factories in Guangdong were flooded, and other work operations were also slower than during the same period last year. (On May 22, there were heavy to heavy rains in Guangzhou, Dongguan and other places, and many places were flooded. On June 8, Guangdong Province continued to be affected by “Dragon Boat Water” and was hit by heavy rainfall again. The Pearl River Delta, northern Guangdong, Shanwei, Jieyang, etc. There were heavy to heavy rains in the ground, and some extremely heavy rains in some places. On June 13, affected by Typhoon “Parrot”, there were heavy to heavy rains along the southern coast of Guangdong and Hainan Island. Among them, there were heavy rains in parts of southwestern Guangdong.)
Top 10 soft drink production areas in 2019
Main terminal consumption areas of polyester bottle flakes In the soft drink industry, Guangdong Province, as a major soft drink production province, has not yet returned to the same period last year due to weather effects this year. The terminal consumption areas of soft drinks, such as traditional conferences and tourism, have also decreased significantly.
Recently, there are signs of recurrence of public health incidents in some areas of Beijing, and 8 confirmed cases were discovered in a food manufacturer over the weekend. Although the manufacturer has repeatedly stated that it is a food factory in Daxing and not a beverage production factory, it is expected to drag some consumers to reduce their spending on soft drinks.
Drinking water accounts for the largest proportion of soft drink consumption. Drinking water is a people’s livelihood industry. Ensuring the safety of drinking water is a basic task to protect and improve people’s livelihood! Relevant production companies are bound to strengthen strict control of all links, especially during the current critical period of epidemic prevention and control.
Mainstream soft drink manufacturers have basically locked in raw material orders in advance this year, and a few manufacturers still have demand for supplies in the fourth quarter. Affected by sluggish downstream consumption and sluggish demand, it is expected that the bottle tablet market may have no hope of rising in the short term. We must continue to pay attention to the epidemic prevention and control situation. </p
