China's agricultural trade value decreased 2.4 percent year-on-year to $282.5 billion in the first eleven months of 2025. Exports grew by 1.2 percent to $93.6 billion. Imports dropped by 4.1 percent to $188.9 billion. Trade deficit shrank by 8.8 percent to $95.3 billion.  

The details are as follows:   

1. Cereals imports decreased by 51.5 percent to 23.3 million tons and exports increased 31.2 percent to 1.7 million tons. Net imports decreased by 53.7 percent to 21.7 million tons.    

2. Cotton imports decreased by 62.4 percent to 0.97 million tons. Cotton yarn imports decreased by 3.0 percent to 1.3 million tons.    

3. Sugar imports increased by 9.7 percent to 4.3 million tons.    

4. Edible oilseeds imports increased by 3.0 percent to 109.2 million tons while exports increased by 12.5 percent to 1.1 million tons.    

5. Edible vegetable oil imports decreased by 7.1 percent to 6.0 million tons, while exports increased 2.4 times to 550.0 thousand tons.   

6. Vegetables exports dropped by 8.8 percent to $15.4 billion and imports grew by 15.7 percent to $1.1 billion. Trade surplus shrank by 10.3 percent to $14.3 billion.    

7. Fruits exports grew by 1.2 percent to $7.5 billion while imports grew by 6.9 percent to $19.0 billion. Trade deficit expand by 10.9 percent to $11.5 billion.    

8. Livestock products imports grew by 3.5 percent to $37.3 billion while exports grew 14.5 percent to $6.7 billion. Trade deficit expand by 1.4 percent to $30.5 billion.    

9. Fisheries and aquaculture products exports grew by 0.3 percent to $18.7 billion, and imports grew by 7.1 percent to $22.4 billion, resulting in a trade deficit expand by 63.9 percent to $3.7 billion.