Total imports in the period reached a record 16.2 million
tonnes, data showed earlier this month, as buyers stocked up in
anticipation of healthy demand this year.
(Reporting by Dominique Patton; Editing by Sonia Cheema)
BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - China's soybean imports
from the U.S. rose 15.4% in the first two months of the year
compared with 2022, data showed on Monday, as delays to the
harvest in top supplier Brazil prompted buyers to seek more
beans from the U.S.
The world's top buyer of soybeans, China brought in 11.59
million tonnes of the oilseed from the U.S., up from 10.04
million tonnes a year ago, data from the General Administration
of Customs showed.
Imports from Brazil, meanwhile, fell 36% from a year ago to
2.24 million tonnes.
Rain delayed the harvest in key growing regions in Brazil
and has also slowed the movement of soybeans to ports, according
to some analysts.
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