From January to July, China's grain imports increased by nearly 70%

From January to July, China's total import and export of agricultural products totaled 65.31 billion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 29.1%. Among them, exports were 26.13 billion U.S. dollars, up 22.9%; imports were 39.18 billion U.S. dollars, up 33.6%; trade deficits were 13.05 billion U.S. dollars, up 61.9%.

In July, the total import and export of agricultural products was US$10.12 billion, up 16.8% year-on-year. Among them, exports were US$4.19 billion, up 27.4%; imports were US$5.93 billion, up 10.3%; the deficit was US$1.74 billion, down 16.6%. Points to see:

I. Grain imports increased by nearly 70% from January to July, cereal exports reached 756,000 tons, down 5.9% year-on-year, and export volume was US$420 million, a decrease of 9.1% year-on-year. Imports of 2.960 million tons, an increase of 66.0%; import value of 800 million US dollars, an increase of 58.2%. The net import of cereals was 2.204 million tons, an increase of 1.3 times year-on-year.

Rice and rice: Exports were 401,000 tons, down 21.1% year-on-year; imports were 205,000 tons, up 42.6% year-on-year.

Corn: exports of 93,000 tons, an increase of 30.7%; imports of 282,000 tons, an increase of 56 times year on year.

Wheat: Exports 131,000 tons, an increase of 24.3% year-on-year; Imports 1.023 million tons, a year-on-year increase.

Barley: Imports of 1.389 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 26.7%.

Second, cotton imports doubled and sugar imports decreased by 20%. From January to July, imports reached 1.712 million tons, up 97.6% year-on-year; import value was US$3.03 billion, an increase of 1.7 times year-on-year. In addition, a total of 202,000 tons of cotton linters and waste cotton were imported, up 93.1% year-on-year; import value was 130 million US dollars, an increase of 2.2 times year-on-year.

Sugar: From January to July, imports of 714,000 tons, down 17.2% year-on-year; import value of 380 million US dollars, an increase of 31.2%. The export was 62,000 tons, an increase of 60.6% year-on-year; the export value was 40 million US dollars, an increase of 1.3 times year-on-year.

3. The import of edible oilseeds increased by 10%, and the consumption of edible vegetable oil was reduced by 15% of edible oilseeds: From January to July, imports were 32.154 million tons, up by 11.8% year-on-year; import value was 14.35 billion US dollars, up by 16.7% year-on-year. Exports reached 548,000 tons, down 27.8% year-on-year; export value was US$700 million, down 3.8% year-on-year. The deficit was 13.65 billion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 17.9%. Among them, 30.58 million tons of soybean imports, an increase of 16.2%. The import of rapeseed was 992,000 tons, down 50.1% year-on-year.

Edible vegetable oil: From January to July, imports of 4.498 million tons, down 11.9% year-on-year; import value of 3.68 billion US dollars, an increase of 7.5%. The export volume was 57,000 tons, up 13.9% year-on-year; the export volume was US$80 million, an increase of 7.1% year-on-year. The deficit was US$3.66 billion, an increase of 7.5% year-on-year. Among them, the import of palm oil was 3.471 million tons, which was the same as the same period of last year. Soybean oil imports reached 407,000 tons, down 67.2% year-on-year. Vegetable oil imports 447,000 tons, an increase of 55.7%.

Cakes: From January to July, imports of 1.301 million tons, an increase of 2.2 times year-on-year; import value of 290 million US dollars, an increase of 2.4 times year-on-year. Exports of 961,000 tons, down 7.3% year-on-year; export value of 370 million US dollars, down 3.3% year-on-year.

Fourth, exports of fruits and vegetables were basically stable, and imports grew relatively faster. Vegetable: From January to July, 4.769 million tons were exported, up 2.7% year-on-year; export value was US$5.08 billion, up 44.3% year-on-year. Imports of 83,000 tons, an increase of 57.5%; import value of 150 million US dollars, an increase of 57.4%. The trade surplus was US$4.93 billion, a year-on-year increase of 43.9%.

Fruits: From January to July, exports were 2.441 million tons, down 2.1% year-on-year; exports were 2.15 billion US dollars, up 7.7% year-on-year. Imports of 1.634 million tons, an increase of 10.2% year-on-year; import value of 1.19 billion US dollars, an increase of 17.1%. The trade surplus was 940 million U.S. dollars, down 2.1% year-on-year.

V. The surplus of aquatic products expanded by nearly 30%, and the deficit in livestock products expanded by approximately doubled. In the period from January to July, the export volume reached 7.10 billion U.S. dollars, up 25.6% year-on-year; the import volume was 3.50 billion U.S. dollars, up 21.6% year-on-year; the trade surplus was 3.60 billion. The U.S. dollar increased 29.8% year-on-year.

Livestock Products: From January to July, the export volume was 2.54 billion U.S. dollars, up 18.5% year-on-year; the import volume was 5.49 billion U.S. dollars, up 51.6% year-on-year; the trade deficit was 2.95 billion U.S. dollars, up 99.4% year-on-year.