On March 11, 2013, the website of NDRC published the economic operation situation of the food industry. In 2013, the food industry made ￥ 753.1 billion in profit, up by 13.6 percent year-on-year, leaving them 11.6 percent lower than a year earlier.

The production and marketing of the food industry maintains steady growth. In 2013, the added value of the national food industrial enterprises above a designated scale is up by 9.1 percent year-on-year, (it is 0.6 percent lower than national industry)，the growth slowed down 2.9 percent and the growth rate of the monthly added value fluctuated between 8 percent and 11 percent. It accomplished main business income of ￥10113.999 billion the whole year, up by 13.87 percent year-on-year; The growth rate was 5.1 percent lower than a year earlier.

The general food price level is basically stable the whole year. In 2013，the consumer price index rose 2.6 percent year-on-year, in which food consumer prices went up by 4.7 percent. The producer's price for manufactured products fell 1.9 percent year-on-year for the whole year, in which producer’s price for food increased by 0.7 percent. The year-on-year growth of purchasing prices for agricultural and sideline products was 1.6 percent.

The fixed asset investment maintains rapid growth. In 2013, the food industry completed investment in fixed assets of 1.604013 trillion Yuan, up by 25.9 percent year-on-year, which fell down by 4.8 percent than the previous year. Food industry investment accounted for 3.7 percent of the fixed assets investment, which increased by 0.2 percent than last year.

Food imports and exports continue to grow. According to customs statistics, China's total amount of import and export food was $ 153.16 billion in 2013, up by 8.1 percent year-on-year, which reduced by 4.4 percent over the previous year.