March 27, 2006

  

China wheat imports down 99.4 percent

 

 

China's wheat imports slumped 99.4 percent on-year to 2,303 tonnes in February, the General Administration of Customs said Monday.

 

In the January-February period, wheat imports totaled 47,276 tonnes, down 96.1% on-year.

 

Soybean imports fell 25.4 percent on-year to 1.12 million tonnes in February, while they were down 16.2 percent on-year at 2.81 million tonnes in the January-February period.

 

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

 

In February, the country also imported 148,297 tonnes of soyoil and 292,634 tonnes of palm oil, up 25.2 percent and 36.1 percent on-year, respectively.

 

Corn exports in February totaled 1.01 million tonnes, a more than sevenfold increase from a year earlier.

 

The following are tables of import and export data on China's grains, edible oils, and feed meals from Jan 1 to Feb 28 from China's General Administration of Customs.

 

The tables include origins of imports and destinations of exports. (All figures in metric tons unless otherwise stated.)

 

Table of China imports
Countries of origin	Feb in tonnes	Change on-year	Jan-Feb in tonnes	Change on-year
Soybeans
Total	1,116,804	-25.40%	2,808,074	-16.20%
Argentina	260,993	432.90%	389,942	213.60%
Brazil	127,097	178.70%	443,645	216.00%
Canada	1,175	18.50%	1,855	-4.40%
USA	727,538	-48.10%	1,972,631	-36.10%
Wheat
Total	2,303	-99.40%	47,276	-96.10%
Canada	998	-99.40%	998	-99.70%
Australia	1,305	-97.80%	5,214	-98.50%
Corn
Total	77	-32%	2,509	1778.10%
India	38	-16.50%	38	-16.50%
USA	39	-2.00%	59	-0.60%
Rapeseed
Total	48,003	N.A	162,660	230.80%
Canada	48,003	N.A	162,524	230.60%
Soymeal
Total	93,122	N.A.	177,724	3828.10%
India	92,587	N.A.	176,501	3801.00%
Israel	260	N.A.	728	N.A.
Denmark	275	N.A.	495	N.A.
Soyoil
Total	148,297	25.20%	304,732	-4.60%
Argentina	129,159	49.30%	239,613	-5.00%
Brazil	19,130	-40.00%	65,111	-2.20%