China's soybean imports in January up 17% year-on-year

Monthly statistics released by the General Administration of Customs of China show that in January 2015 China's soybean imports rose to 6.9 million tonnes, higher than 5.9 million tonnes in the same period last year, a year-on-year increase of about 17%.

The report shows that in January China imported 28,000 tonnes of soybeans from Brazil, lower than 116,000 tonnes in the same period last year, and imported 6.6 million tonnes of soybeans from the United States, higher than 5.4 million tonnes in the same period last year. It imported 155,000 tonnes of soybeans from Canada, lower than 314,000 tonnes in the same period last year, 15,000 tonnes of soybeans from Uruguay, lower than 47,000 tonnes in the same period last year, and 34,000 tonnes of soybeans from Russia, higher than 2,000 tonnes in the same period last year.