Falling instant-noodle sales points to the economic rise of rural China

China last year sold 8 billion fewer packets of instant noodles than it did in 2013. Fewer migrants from rural China are moving to cities, which is affecting sales. Instead, workers are staying in rural areas of China where annual incomes are rising at a faster rate than in cities. People in China are eating billions fewer packets of instant noodles every year, the state-run Global Times reported Monday. Citing the World Instant Noodles Association, Global Times said China and Hong...