Regional Specialization, Transportation and Spatial Change of China´s Wheat Processing Industry

Since the 21st century, China´s wheat processing industry has been growing drastically, spatial structural has been changing considerably. The characteristics of the location, movement of wheat processing sector are summaried in this paper. Empirical models are developed and estimated to identify economic determinants of wheat processing establishment growth between 2000 and 2009. Raw materials production, market accession and Seaport are the key factors determining spatial structure of China´s wheat processing industry between 2000 and 2009. The ability of to attract wheat processor to create local employment opportunities and market outlet for farmers varies considerably across provinces.