Relevant data show that from January to August 2022, China exported about 220,300 tons of fresh or refrigerated potatoes (except for seeds, the same below), an increase of about 2.57% compared with the same period last year; the total export value was about 119.65 million US dollars, an increase of about 6.43% compared with the same period last year.
Among them, in August, China exported fresh or refrigerated totaled about 45.39 thousand tons, a decrease of about 16.43% compared with the export volume of 54.31 thousand tons in July. Compared with the export volume of 38.35 thousand tons in the same period last year, it is an increase of about 18.35%. The export value for this month totaled about 25.31 million US dollars, an increase of about 15.79% over the same period last year.
From the perspective of exporting countries/regions, the top ten countries or regions importing fresh or refrigerated potatoes from China in August 2022 are Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao, the Russian Federation, Brunei, and Timor-Leste.
Among them, the country with the largest import of fresh or refrigerated potatoes from China in August was Vietnam, with a volume of about 16.87 thousand tons, a decrease of about 19.20% over the same period last year; the amount was about 14.58 million US dollars, a decrease of about 11.22% over the same period last year. Followed by Malaysia, the import volume was about 10.49 thousand tons, a decrease of about 3.34% over the same period last year; the amount was about US$3.66 million, an increase of about 35.86% over the same period last year. The amount imported by Myanmar was about 9.92 thousand tons, with an amount of about 2.89 million US dollars. Overall, a total of 13 countries imported fresh or chilled potatoes from China in August.
In terms of export unit price, the export unit price of fresh or refrigerated potatoes in China in August 2022 was US$558/ton, compared with the export unit price of US$490/ton in July, an increase of about 13.88% month-on-month. Compared with the export unit price of US$570/ton in August 2021, it is down about 2.11% year-on-year.
Source: malingshu7.com