China's corn imports in May increased 4.1-fold year-on-year

According to official data released by the General Administration of Customs of China, in May 2015 China imported 403,881 tons of corn, far higher than the 140,837 tons in April, an increase of 410.45% over the same period last year.

In May, China imported 381,806 tons of corn from Ukraine, with no comparable data for the same period last year; 6,968 tons from Russia, a 22.9-fold increase year-on-year; 4,370 tons from the United States, a decrease of 93.23% year-on-year; 2,711 tons from Laos, an increase of 48.99% year-on-year; and 7,291 tons from Myanmar, an increase of 23.79% year-on-year.

From January to May this year, China imported 1,777,619 tons of corn, an increase of 31.69% over the same period last year. Among these, the number one supplier was Ukraine (1,556,746 tons), an increase of 538.57% over the same period last year. In addition, 98,523 tons were imported from Bulgaria, a 23.1-fold increase year-on-year; 57,309 tons from Russia, a 4.1-fold increase year-on-year; 44,577 tons from the United States, a decrease of 95.22% year-on-year; 9,812 tons from Laos, a decrease of 11.1% year-on-year; and 10,357 tons from Myanmar, an increase of 43.09% year-on-year.