(The Chinese version shall prevail.)
Customs statistics show that the total value of agricultural products between China and Central and Eastern European countries (hereinafter referred to as CEE) was RMB 1.43 billion in April 2023, an increase of 61.9% over the same period last year (the same below). Among them, the export of agricultural products to CEE reached RMB 760 million, an increase of 38.1%; the import of agricultural products from CEE reached RMB 670 million, an increase of 100.7%.
The main features of agricultural product trade between China and CEE in April 2023 are as follows:
(I) E-cigarette cartridges, canned products, and aquatic products were the main exported products.
In April 2023, China exported RMB 760 million of agricultural products to CEE, an increase of 38.1%, accounting for 1.2% of the gross value of exports to CEE from China in the same month. Among them, nicotine-containing electronic cigarette cartridges and similar products reached RMB 250 million, up 185.7%; edible aquatic products reached RMB 54.421 million, up 7.6%; and canned products reached RMB 43.56 million, up 98.5%.
(II) Corn, oil cakes of sunflower seeds, and dairy products were the main imported products.
In April 2023, China imported RMB 670 million of agricultural products from CEE, an increase of 100.7%, accounting for 4% of the gross value of imports from CEE to China in the same month. Among them, corn reached RMB 120 million, no imports in the same period last year; oil cakes of sunflower seeds reached RMB 260 million, up 152.6%; dairy products reached RMB 94.557 million, an increase of 7.7%.
(III) Bulgaria, Poland and Croatia were the top three agricultural products trading partners.
In April 2023, China's imports and exports of agricultural products from and to Bulgaria, Poland and Croatia amounted to RMB 520 million, RMB 410 million and RMB 110 million respectively, with an increase of 221.7%, an increase of 32.1%, and an increase of 172.1% respectively, accounting for 36.4%, 28.6% and 7.4% respectively of China's gross import-export value of agricultural products from and to CEE in the same month.