(The Chinese version shall prevail.)
According to customs statistics, the total value of food trade between China and Central and Eastern European countries (hereinafter referred to asCEECs) reached4.49 billion yuan from January to July 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of 8.6 percent(the same below).
Key features of food trade between China and CEECsduring this period are shown as below:
(I) China’s exports were led by edible aquatic products, dried and fresh fruits and nuts, as well as vegetables and edible fungi.
From January to July 2025, China’s exports of food products to CEECs amounted to 3.43 billion yuan, climbing 23.6 percent and accounting for 0.7 percent of its total exports to the region during the same period. Among these, edible aquatic products accounted for 700 million yuan, up 36.6percent; dried and fresh fruits and nuts reached 410 million yuan, soaring 132.2percent; while vegetables and edible fungi totaled 320 million yuan, a rise of 6.1 percent.
(II) Major imports included dairy, hops, and alcoholic as well as non-alcoholic beverages.
From January to July 2025, China’s food imports from CEECs stood at 1.06 billion yuan, reflecting a decline of 22percent year-on-year and making up 0.9percent of its total imports from the regionin the same period. Notably, imports of dairy products rose by 31.4percent to 440 million yuan; imported hops grew 64.6percent to 170 millionyuan.Meanwhile, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages fell by 11.3percent to 86.386 million yuan.
(III) Poland, Greece, and the Czech Republic emerged as China’s top three food trade partners.
From January to July 2025,China’s bilateral food trade with Poland reached 1.71 billion yuan, up 17.6percent; trade with Greece totaled 580 million yuan, increasing by 17percent; and trade with the Czech Republic amounted to 520 million yuan, jumping 31.5percent. These three partners collectively represented 38.2percent, 13percent, and 11.6percent, respectively, of the nation’s total food trade value with CEECs in the same period.
