China imported 3.51 million tonnes of soy in March, up 51.3% on-month and down 12.5% on-year, according to statistics released by China' General Administration of Customs on April 10.

In the first quarter of this year China imported 10.96 million tonnes of soy, down 0.7% on-year.

The country imported 320,000 tonnes of vegetable oil in March, down 22% on-month and 42.9% on-year. It imported a total of 1.35 million tonnes of vegetable oil in the first quarter, down 8.7% on-year.