According to customs statistics, the total value of food trade between China and Central and Eastern European countries (hereinafter referred to as CEECs) reached 7.48 billion yuan from January to November 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of 10.2 percent (the same below). Notably, its food exports to CEECs rose 21.2 percent to 5.73 billion yuan, while food imports from the region fell 15.2 percent to 1.75 billion yuan.
Key features of food trade between China and CEECs during 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 November 2025, China’s exports of food products to CEECs amounted to 5.73 billion yuan, climbing 21.2 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 1.12 billion yuan, up 25.1 percent; dried and fresh fruits and nuts reached 810 million yuan, soaring 106.5 percent; while vegetables and edible fungi totaled 510 million yuan, a rise of 4.5 percent.
(II) Major imports included dairy, hops, and sunflower seeds.
From January to November 2025, China’s food imports from CEECs stood at 1.75 billion yuan, reflecting a decline of 15.2 percent year-on-year and making up 0.9 percent of its total imports from the region in the same period. Notably, imports of dairy products rose by 32.1 percent to 740 million yuan; imported hops[1] grew 62.1 percent to 170 million yuan. Meanwhile, cocoa-containing foods[2] rose 29.3 percent to 63.206 million yuan.
(III) Poland, Greece, and the Czech Republic emerged as China’s top three food trade partners.
From January to November 2025, China’s food imports and exports with Poland reached 2.96 billion yuan, up 15.5 percent; with Greece reached 960 million yuan, up 21.5 percent; and with the Czech Republic reached 810 million yuan, up 29.9 percent. These three partners collectively represented 39.5 percent, 12.9 percent, and 10.8 percent, respectively, of the nation’s total food trade value with CEECs in the same period.
