Per latest data showed by Chinese General Administration of Customs, China’s wheat imports in September plunged down 40.4%, from the previous year reached only 640,000 tonnes.
China’s grains imports in total were at 13.75 million tonnes. That was down 3.6% from a year earlier. China’s imports of various feed grains from corn to barley have surged past year, as prices of domestic corn soared on falling stocks and output.
Meantime, customs data showed for September 2021, were as below:
Commodity
Corn
Wheat
Barley
Sorghum
Pork
Sugar
Sep 21 (ton)
3.53 mln
640,000
1.51 mln
650,000
210,000
870,000
% change y/y
226.9
-40.4
12.1
14.4
-44.8
61.1
YTD (ton)
24.93 mln
7.59 mln
8.61 mln
7.35 mln
3.14 mln
3.84 mln
% change y/y
274.5
25.3
85.5
110.2
-4.3
38.4
An elevated international wheat prices and falling domestic corn prices, likely curbed Chinese demand.
