November 25, 2008
China's October soy imports declines 25 percent on-year
China's soy imports in October fell 25 percent on-year to 2.13 million tonnes, the Chinese General Administration of Customs said on Monday (Nov 21, 2008).
In the January-October period, soy imports rose 26 percent to 30.82 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 leading soy producers.
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Table of Imports | ||||
|
Items |
Oct
(tonnes) |
Change on year
（%） |
Jan - Oct
（tonnes） |
Change on year
（%） |
|
Wheat Total |
0 |
-100 |
373 |
-99.53 |
|
Barley Total |
112,948 |
+198.52 |
1,045,721 |
+31.87 |
|
Corn Total |
5,693 |
+85.25 |
21,838 |
+66.04 |
|
Soy Total |
2,126,398 |
-25.28 |
30,821,283 |
+25.59 |
|
Rapeseed Total |
9,729 |
-38.33 |
201,762 |
-34 |
|
Rapeseed Meal |
36,418 |
+401.42 |
305,399 |
+15.73 |
|
Soy Oil Total |
202,370 |
-27.66 |
2,045,406 |
-7.77 |
|
Soymeal Total |
710 |
-97.95 |
120,562 |
+114.37 |
|
Palm Oil Total |
300,130 |
-38.71 |
4,298051 |
-1.32 |
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Table of Exports | ||||
|
Items |
Oct
（tonnes） |
Change on year
（%） |
Jan - Oct
(tonnes) |
Change on year
（%） |
|
Wheat Total |
0 |
-100 |
125,949 |
-93.18 |
|
Barley Total |
5,523 |
-30.31 |
13,702 |
-74.43 |
|
Corn Total |
25,007 |
-88.27 |
190,992 |
-95.98 |
|
Soy Total |
10,090 |
-12.1 |
370,479 |
-1.48 |
|
Rapeseed Total |
534 |
-16.2 |
5,979 |
-70.42 |
|
Rapeseed Meal |
2,119 |
-10.83 |
47,781 |
-8.6 |
|
Soy Oil Total |
11,737 |
+329.31 |
100,760 |
+80.15 |
|
Soymeal Total |
24,179 |
-38.14 |
464,838 |
-36.83 |
|
Palm Oil Total |
119 |
+13.89 |
990 |
+122.95 |
