COFFEE IN CHINA: MARKET TREND AND CONSUMER DEMAND

Author

Jesse W. Mattingly, University of KentuckyFollow

Date Available

4-25-2016

Year of Publication

2016

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

College

Agriculture, Food and Environment

Department/School/Program

Agricultural Economics

Advisor

Dr. Wuyang Hu

Abstract

Although it remains a tea consuming nation, both production and consumption of coffee in China has been increasing at double-digit rates and is not expected to slow down (International Coffee Organization (ICO), 2015). With investments and upward trends in production and rapid increases in consumption of coffee in China it is important for producers and retailers of the bean¹ in China to understand the new Chinese coffee consumer. Using survey data from Wuhan, China we help understand the Chinese coffee consumer by explaining their consumption using standard OLS regression. Results show that whether or not consumers make/brew their own coffee, how long consumers have been consuming coffee regularly, the size of the coffee cup most often purchased and individuals’ prediction of their coffee consumption in the following year are all important in explaining Chinese coffee consumption. We suggest for long-run success, that Chinese coffee producers and retailers in China focus on the quality of their coffee bean.

¹ ‘bean’ refers to coffee

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

http://dx.doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2016.083

Recommended Citation

Mattingly, Jesse W., "COFFEE IN CHINA: MARKET TREND AND CONSUMER DEMAND" (2016). Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics. 37.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/agecon_etds/37