China's agricultural trade value decreased 3.9 percent year-on-year to $263.9 billion in the first ten months of 2024. Exports increased by 2.8 percent to $82.7 billion. Imports decreased by 6.7 percent to $181.2 billion. Trade deficit shrank by 13.5 percent to $98.6 billion.

The details are as follows:

　　1. Cereals imports increased by 2.3 percent to 46.0 million tons and exports decreased 16.1 percent to 1.1 million tons. Net imports increased by 3.3 percent to 44.9 million tons.

　　2. Cotton imports grew by 70.3 percent to 2.5 million tons. Cotton yarn imports decreased by 9.8 percent to 1.2 million tons.

　　3. Sugar imports increased by 12.6 percent to 3.4 million tons.

　　4. Edible oilseeds imports increased by 10.5 percent to 97.9 million tons while exports increased by 22.4 percent to 0.9 million tons.

　　5. Edible vegetable oil imports decreased by 28.4 percent to 6.0 million tons, while exports also decreased by 12.7 percent to 136 thousand tons.

　　6. Vegetables exports dropped by 0.9 percent to $15.1 billion and imports increased by 7.3 percent to $0.91 billion. Trade surplus shrank by 1.4 percent to $14.2 billion.

　　7. Fruits exports increased by 23.4 percent to $6.5 billion while imports increased by 2.3 percent to $16.8 billion. Trade deficit shrank by 7.7 percent to $10.3 billion.

　　8. Livestock products imports decreased by 15.7 percent to $32.5 billion while exports increased by 6.1 percent to $5.3 billion. Trade deficit shrank by 19.0 percent to $27.2 billion.

　　9. Fisheries and aquaculture products exports decreased by 0.6 percent to $16.7 billion, and imports decreased by 5.1 percent to $18.9 billion, resulting in a trade deficit shrank by 29.4% to $2.2 billion.