Double growth of China's agricultural products import and export in 2001

Introduction: according to the summary and analysis of Customs statistical data by the information center of the Ministry of agriculture, in 2001, China's import and export trade of agricultural products (WT O + aquatic products) experienced a decline in export volume for several consecutive months, and finally achieved the double growth of import and export volume throughout the year In 2001, China's import and export of agricultural products totaled 27.9 billion US dollars, an increase of 3.5% over the same period last year Among them, the export volume was US $16.7 billion, up 2.4% year on year; the import volume was US $11.83 billion, up 5.2% year on year The total trade of agricultural products accounts for 5.47% of the total trade of the country, down 0.19 percentage points year on year The trade surplus of agricultural products was 4.24 billion US dollars, down 3.9% year on year, accounting for 18.8% of the national import and export surplus According to the import and export characteristics of main agricultural products in 2001, the import and export structure of agricultural products is mainly labor-intensive products and land intensive products The export of grain, cotton, sugar and other agricultural products generally declined, and the export situation of vegetables, livestock products and aquatic products was good Kbx (I) cumulative import of agricultural products showed positive growth for 9 consecutive months from April; cumulative export fell for 5 consecutive months from June to October, but achieved positive growth at the end of the year In terms of import, except for the low starting point of China's agricultural product import in January, a year-on-year decrease of 20%, and the decrease of export in February and August, the import in other months exceeded that in the same period of last year, so the cumulative import in April February showed a growth momentum for nine consecutive months In terms of kbx export, the year-on-year decline in January was 1.6%, and the cumulative export volume in February may was a positive growth for four consecutive months, with an average growth rate of 3.2% However, from June to October, the cumulative export volume increased negatively for five consecutive months, with an average decrease of 0.85% The total import and export volume of kbx (2) grain decreased, and grain showed a net export pattern The structure of import and export varieties changed a lot Except for the increase of wheat export and the decrease of import, the import of rice, corn and barley increased a lot, while the export of grain decreased a lot Grain exports reached 8.769 million tons, down 36.4% year on year, while imports reached 3.444 million tons, up 9.4% year on year The net export of grain was 5.325 million tons, down 50% year on year Among them: rice exports decreased and imports increased Rice export was 1.87 million tons, down 36.9% year on year; import was 293000 tons, up 18% year on year; net export was 1.577 million tons, down 41.9% year on year Corn exports decreased and imports increased Corn export reached 6 million tons, down 42.7% year on year; no import in 2000, up to 39000 tons in 2001; net export reached 5.96 million tons, down 43.1% year on year The export of wheat increased by a large margin and the import decreased The export of wheat reached 713000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 278.6%; the import of 739000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 19.6%; the net import of wheat was 25000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 96.5% The barley import was 2.368 million tons, an increase of 20% year on year, and the export volume was very small Kbx (III) import and export of edible oil seeds and edible vegetable oil kbx In 2001, China's soybean import reached a new record, reaching 13.94 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 33.8%; export 262000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 21.8%; net import 13.678 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 34% Imports of soybeans mainly come from the United States, Argentina and Brazil, with 5.726 million tons, 5.02 million tons and 3.16 million tons respectively, up 6%, 80% and 49% year-on-year, 1.274 million tons of rapeseed, down 41.9% year-on-year, 707000 tons of peanut kernel, up 26.3% year-on-year, and 39000 tons of sunflower seed, up 5.6% year-on-year Kbx edible vegetable oil imports 1.675 million tons, down 10.5% year on year; exports 134000 tons, up 20% year on year Among them, soybean oil import was 70000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 77.3%, export was 59000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 68.6%; rapeseed oil import was 49000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 33.8%, export was 54000 tons, a slight increase over the previous year; peanut oil import was 86000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 13.5%, export was 14000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 7.9%; palm oil import was 1517000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 68.6% Growth of 9%, few exports Kbx (4) the export of cotton and sugar decreased and the import increased significantly; the import and export of vegetables continued to maintain a good momentum; the import of fruits increased and the export decreased The import of cotton was 113000 tons, an increase of 34% on a year-on-year basis, the import value was 83.71 million US dollars, a decrease of 3% on a year-on-year basis; the export value was 60000 tons, an decrease of 80% on a year-on-year basis, and the export value was 81.92 million US dollars, a decrease of 73.3% on a year-on-year basis The import of kbx sugar was 1.2 million tons, an increase of 87% year-on-year, the import value was US $313.28 million, an increase of 171.7% year-on-year; the export value was 196000 tons, a decrease of 52.8% year-on-year, and the export value was US $55.95 million, a decrease of 33% year-on-year The import of kbx vegetables was 96000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 3%, the import value was 79.93 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%; the export value was 3.936 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 22.9%, and the export value was 2.34 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 12.4% The import of kbx fruit was 867000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 7.5%, the import value was 341.65 million US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 6.7%; the export value was 14810000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 9%, and the export value was 793.42 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 9.7% Kbx (V) animal products and aquatic products showed the trend of export growth, import decline and trade surplus expansion The total export value of animal products was 2.94 billion US dollars, up 0.85% year-on-year; the total import value was 2.02 billion US dollars, down 4%, and the trade surplus was 920 million US dollars, up 13.6% year-on-year Among them, the export of pig products was 174000 tons, up 52.5% year-on-year; the import was 204000 tons, down 14.2% year-on-year The export of poultry products was 573500 tons, up 3.8% year on year; the import of poultry products was 708000 tons, down 16.9% year on year The total export volume of kbx livestock products was 2.94 billion US dollars, up 0.85% year on year; the total import volume was 2.02 billion US dollars, down 4%, and the trade surplus was 920 million US dollars, up 13.6% year on year Among them, the export of pig products was 174000 tons, up 52.5% year-on-year; the import was 204000 tons, down 14.2% year-on-year The export of poultry products was 573500 tons, up 3.8% year on year; the import of poultry products was 708000 tons, down 16.9% year on year The export volume of kbx aquatic products is 2055000 tons The year-on-year growth rate was 25.1%, the export volume was 4.19 billion US dollars, up 9.2%; the import volume was 2.432 million tons, down 6%; the import volume was 180.9 billion US dollars, up 1.6%; the trade surplus was 2.31 billion US dollars, up 16.3% Among them, the export of fresh frozen fish was 1.075 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 37.5%; the import was 1.007 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 10.6% The export of kbx (6) to Europe and Oceania has increased substantially, and the import has decreased substantially; the import from North America has increased significantly, and the trade position of North America has strengthened The export market structure of China's agricultural products is still concentrated in Asia Except for Asia and Africa, the export volume to other continents has increased to different degrees, and the market development has achieved certain results In 2001, China's export of agricultural products to Asia reached 11.56 billion US dollars, flat and slightly decreased, with market share down to 71.9%, 1.8 percentage points lower than that of the previous year; the export volume to Europe, the second largest export market, reached 2.36 billion US dollars, an increase of 13.7%, and market share up to 14.7%, 1.6 percentage points higher than that of the previous year; the export volume to North America, the third largest export market The export volume was 1.42 billion US dollars, up 7% year on year, and the market share was 8.8%; the export volume to Africa decreased 7.7%, and the market share was 2.6%; the export volume to South America and Oceania also increased 4% and 24%, respectively In terms of the situation of exporting countries, although China's agricultural trade disputes with Japan and South Korea continued in 2001, the export to Japan still increased by 5.6% In addition, the export to the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and Russia increased by 6.4%, 12.3%, 3% and 37.5% respectively However, exports to Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia fell by 1.4%, 2.2%, 16% and 30%, respectively China's largest export consumer country (region) and its market share are: 36% in Japan, 12% in Hong Kong, 10% in South Korea, 7% in the United States, 3% in Germany and 2.4% in the Netherlands The import volume of North America, South America and Asia, the top three import sources of kbx, increased by 5.5%, 16.9% and 5.5% respectively, with market share of 30%, 20.3% and 19.6% respectively South America has surpassed Asia as the second largest source of agricultural products for China The market share of imports from Oceania is 14.5%, ranking fourth in Europe Imports from Europe fell 4.7% and market share fell to 14%, ranking fifth From the perspective of importing countries, imports from Argentina, Brazil, Russia and Thailand increased significantly, reaching 35.3%, 33.7%, 26.3% and 26.7% respectively; imports from the United States and New Zealand increased by 7.8% and 8.9% respectively, and imports from Australia, Canada and Malaysia decreased by 1%, 3% and 5.4% respectively The structure of the import market has changed to some extent The market share of the United States has decreased by 0.6 percentage points Argentina and Brazil have surpassed Canada in the third and fourth places, while Canada has retreated from the third place to the fifth place The main countries of origin and their share of China's imports are: 23.6% in the United States, 11.5% in Australia, 8.9% in Argentina, 6.6% in Brazil, 6% in Canada, 4.7% in Russia and 4.4% in Thailand KBx （7） The eastern region continued to maintain the double growth of import and export; the western region saw a significant decline in both; the central region saw a slight increase in imports and a significant decline in exports China's import and export of agricultural products were mainly concentrated in the eastern region In 2001, the export volume of the eastern region accounted for 79.6% of the total export volume of the country, and the import volume accounted for 93.4% of the total import volume of the country, an increase of 2% over the previous year 4 and 0.8 percentage points China's accession to the WTO will give the eastern region greater opportunities for development It will not only use import resources, but also strive for export opportunities Therefore, import and export trade will continue to expand The export share of kbx in the central region is 13.8%, the import share is 4.6%, the export share in the western region is 6.6%, the import share is 2%, and the import and export share in the central and western regions are decreased compared with the previous year Because the central and western regions mainly provide raw materials for the eastern region, the growth of import and export volume is relatively backward compared with the eastern region, but there are still many characteristic agriculture in the central and western regions, and the accession to WTO has opportunities and challenges for the development of the central and western regions At present, the top 10 provinces (cities) in China's export of agricultural products are Shandong, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Liaoning, Jilin, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Hebei and Beijing, accounting for 81% of China's total export value of agricultural products The top 10 import provinces are Guangdong, Shandong, Jiangsu, Beijing, Liaoning, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Hebei, Fujian and Tianjin, accounting for 92% of China's agricultural imports Kbx (VIII) the general trade mode has little change in import and export, while the processing trade mode has greatly increased in import and export The general trade mode is still the agricultural products trade of China