September 22, 2011

China's soy imports in August fell 16% from the previous month and 5% on-year to 4.51 million tonnes, the General Administration of Customs said Wednesday (Sep 21).

Confirming data released earlier this month, customs said total imports in the first eight months of the year fell 5.5% to 33.58 million tonnes.

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