BEIJING: China’s soy imports from Brazil, the world’s top exporter, rose 22.1 percent in July from the year-ago period to 6.37 million tonnes, official customs data showed on Friday.
The world’s top buyer also shipped 2.28 million tonnes of the oilseed from Argentina, the world’s no.3 exporter, in the same month, a rise of 43.9 percent on year, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.
The country’s total soy imports in July rose 27 percent on year to a record 9.5 million tonnes, the first time when its monthly imports have topped 9 million tonnes.
