China's Agricultural Trade in the First Five Months of 2025

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China's agricultural trade value decreased 7.6 percent year-on-year to $121.2 billion in the first five months of 2025. Exports grew by 3.5 percent to $41.2 billion. Imports dropped by 12.5 percent to $80.0 billion. Trade deficit shrank by 24.9 percent to $38.8 billion.

The details are as follows:  

1. Cereals imports decreased by 66.6 percent to 10.2 million tons and exports increased 6.4 percent to 0.6 million tons. Net imports decreased by 68.0 percent to 9.5 million tons.   

2. Cotton imports decreased by 71.3 percent to 0.49 million tons. Cotton yarn imports decreased by 15.8 percent to 0.56 million tons.   

3. Sugar imports decreased by 50.1 percent to 0.63 million tons.   

4. Edible oilseeds imports decreased by 0.9 percent to 40.27 million tons while exports increased by 1.1 percent to 0.5 million tons.   

5. Edible vegetable oil imports decreased by 15.1 percent to 2.4 million tons, while exports increased 1.5 times to 158 thousand tons.  

6. Vegetables exports dropped by 3.7 percent to $7.0 billion and imports grew by 24.4 percent to $0.7 billion. Trade surplus shrank by 6.1 percent to $6.3 billion.   

7. Fruits exports grew by 10.7 percent to $3.2 billion while imports dropped by 10.5 percent to $8.6 billion. Trade deficit shrank by 19.6 percent to $5.4 billion.   

8. Livestock products imports grew by 2.7 percent to $17.0 billion while exports grew 15.1 percent to $2.9 billion. Trade deficit expand by 0.5 percent to $14.1 billion.   

9. Fisheries and aquaculture products exports grew by 4.8 percent to $8.4 billion, and imports grew by 5.5 percent to $9.6 billion, resulting in a trade deficit shrank by 10.9 percent to $1.3 billion.  

 

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