April 10, 2007

China March soybean imports up from February
 

China's soybean imports in March totalled 2.11 million tonnes, up 79 percent from 1.18 million tonnes in February, preliminary data provided Tuesday by the General Administration of Customs showed.

In the January-March period, soybean imports rose 5.7 percent on-year to 5.72 million tonnes.

The customs department did not provide on-year changes for March alone.

China is the world's biggest importer of soybeans and gets most of its supplies from the US, Brazil and Argentina, the world's leading soybean producers.