The details are as follows:
1. Cereals imports increased by 17.3 percent to 34.5 million tons and exports decreased 1.5 percent to 0.7 million tons. Net imports increased by 17.7 percent to 33.9 million tons.
2. Cotton imports grew by 2.1 times to 1.9 million tons. Cotton yarn imports increased by 14.2 percent to 0.8 million tons.
3. Sugar imports increased by 18.1 percent to 1.3 million tons.
4. Edible oilseeds imports decreased by 4.4 percent to 52.6 million tons while exports increased by 22.4 percent to 0.6 million tons.
5. Edible vegetable oil imports decreased by 24.4 percent to 3.5 million tons, while exports also decreased by 12.6 percent to 77.0 thousand tons.
6. Vegetables exports dropped by 0.9 percent to $9.0 billion and imports increased by 7.7 percent to $0.7 billion. Trade surplus shrank by 1.5 percent to $8.3 billion.
7. Fruits exports increased by 25.8 percent to $3.5 billion while imports increased by 3.8 percent to $11.2 billion. Trade deficit shrank by 3.9 percent to $7.7 billion.
8. Livestock products imports decreased by 18.5 percent to $19.7 billion while exports increased by 2.7 percent to $3.1 billion. Trade deficit shrank by 21.5 percent to $16.6 billion.
9. Fisheries and aquaculture products exports decreased by 4.0 percent to $9.7 billion, and imports decreased by 11.7 percent to $10.9 billion, resulting in a trade deficit shrank by 47.9 percent to $1.1 billion.