From January to September, China imported 26.08 million tons of grain.

From January to September, China's imports and exports of agricultural products totaled 139.18 billion US dollars, down 4.9 percent from the same period last year. Of this total, exports were US $50.29 billion, down 2.7% from the same period last year; imports were US $88.89 billion, down 6.1% from the same period last year; and the trade deficit was US $38.6 billion, down 10.3% from the same period last year.

I. Grain

From January to September, grain imports totaled 26.08 million tons, an increase of 81.2 percent over the same period last year, and imports totaled US $7.49 billion, an increase of 62.1 percent over the same period last year. Exports were 383000 tons, down 11.3% from the same period last year; exports were US $310 million, down 0.6% from the same period last year; and net imports were 25.697 million tons, up 84.0% from the same period last year.

Wheat: imports of 2.27 million tons, down 20.7% from the same period last year. Exports were 92000 tons, down 33.1% from the same period last year.

Corn: imports were 4.535 million tons, 1.8 times higher than the same period last year. Exports were 9000 tons, down 46.3% from the same period last year.

Rice: imports of 2.333 million tons, an increase of 26.6% over the same period last year. Exports were 207000 tons, an increase of 15.3% over the same period last year.

Barley: import 8.721 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1. 0 times.

Sorghum: imported 8.096 million tons, 1.2 times higher than the same period last year.

In addition, corn distiller's grains (DDGs): imports were 5.276 million tons, an increase of 3.9% over the same period last year.

Imports of cassava (mainly dry cassava) were 7.779 million tons, an increase of 11.6 per cent over the same period last year.

Cotton and sugar

Cotton: from January to September, imports were 1.364 million tons, down 37.7% from the same period last year; imports were US $2.15 billion, down 50.0% from the same period last year. In addition, from January to September, cotton yarn, an alternative product of cotton, imported 1.825 million tons, an increase of 24.4% over the same period last year.

Sugar: from January to September, imports were 3.729 million tons, an increase of 55.1% over the same period last year; imports were US $1.39 billion, an increase of 30.5% over the same period last year.

Edible oilseeds and edible vegetable oils

Edible oilseeds: from January to September, imports were 64.216 million tons, up 11.7 percent from the same period last year, imports were 28.97 billion US dollars, down 15.3 percent from the same period last year; exports were 608000 tons, down 5.5 percent from the same period last year, and exports were 1.05 billion US dollars, up 2.7 percent from the same period last year; and the trade deficit was 27.92 billion US dollars, down 15.9 percent from the same period last year. Of this total, soybean imports were 59.649 million tons, up 13.1 percent over the same period last year; rapeseed imports were 3.417 million tons, down 12.5 percent from the same period last year.

Edible vegetable oil: from January to September, imports were 6.149 million tons, up 1.1% from the same period last year, and imports were US $4.53 billion, down 19.2% from the same period last year; the trade deficit was US $4.4 billion, down 19.5% from the same period last year. Of this total, palm oil imports were 4.303 million tons, up 9.3 percent from the same period last year; rape oil imports were 559000 tons, down 12.2 percent from the same period last year; sunflower and safflower oil imports were 501000 tons, up 18.7 percent from the same period last year; and soybean oil imports were 626000 tons, down 36.6 percent from the same period last year.

IV. Vegetables and fruits

Vegetables: from January to September, exports were US $9.55 billion, up 5.2% from the same period last year; imports were US $390 million, down 3.4% from the same period last year; and the trade surplus was US $9.16 billion, up 5.6% from the same period last year.

Fruit: from January to September, exports were US $4.17 billion, up 3.7% from the same period last year; imports were US $4.9 billion, up 20.2% from the same period last year; and the trade deficit was US $730 million, an increase of 10.9%.

V. Animal products and aquatic products

Animal products: from January to September, imports were US $15.4 billion, down 12.1% from the same period last year; exports were US $4.35 billion, down 14.8% from the same period last year; and the trade deficit was US $11.05 billion, down 10.9% from the same period last year. Of these, pork imports were 518000 tons, up 22.4 percent over the same period last year; pig offal imports were 596000 tons, down 2.5 percent; beef imports were 321000 tons, up 34.4 percent; mutton imports were 178000 tons, down 21.9 percent over the same period last year; and milk powder imports were 581000 tons, down 36.3 percent from the same period last year.

Aquatic products: from January to September, exports were US $14.55 billion, down 5.7% from the same period last year; imports were US $6.64 billion, down 5.1% from the same period last year; and the trade surplus was US $7.91 billion, down 6.2% from the same period last year.

[1] Cotton yarn belongs to industrial products in the statistical classification of import and export. (