Data from the General Administration of Customs China (GACC) shows that the Chinese import volume and import value of many agricultural products greatly increased in the first 6 months of 2021. The import and export value of agricultural products reached 146.5 billion USD in the first half of 2021, which is an increase of 26.4% compared to the same period last year. The export value was around 38.39 billion USD, which is an increase of 9.2%, and the import value was around 108.11 billion USD, which is an increase of 33.9%. The trade deficit was around 69.72 billion USD, which is an increase of 52.8%.
The value of Chinese fruit import reached 8.25 billion USD in the first half of 2021, which is an increase of 23.6% compared to the same period last year. The value of Chinese fruit export was around 3.25 billion USD, which is an increase of 8.7%. Chinese fruit consumption greatly expanded in the last few years. Fruit import and export is a very lively trade. China is responsible for more than 6% of the global fruit trade. Chinese fruit import first broke the record of 10 billion USD in 2020, when the value of Chinese fruit import reached 10.26 billion USD. Data so far suggests that China will easily break last year's record and set a new record.
Data also shows that Shenzhen was the largest port in terms of fruit import. The city imported a total of 1.03 million tons of fruit in the first half of 2021. That is an increase of 10.1% compared to the same period last year. The overall value of this import volume was 15.19 billion yuan [2.35 billion USD]. The growth in import volume and value primarily came from the imports of cherries, grapes, and oranges.
Source: sohu.com
