Potato export China hits another record in August

Relevant data show that from January to August 2022, China exported about 220,300 tons of fresh or refrigerated potatoes (except for seeds, the same below), an increase of about 2.57% compared with the same period last year; the total export value was about USD 119.65 million, an increase of about 6.43% compared with the same period last year.

Among them, in August, China exported fresh or refrigerated totaled about 45.39 thousand tons, a decrease of about 16.43% compared with the export volume of 54.31 thousand tons in July.

Compared with the export volume of 38.35 thousand tons in the same period last year, it is an increase of about 18.35%.

The export value for this month totaled about USD 25.31 million, an increase of about 15.79% over the same period last year.

From the perspective of exporting countries/regions, the top ten countries or regions importing fresh or refrigerated potatoes from China in August 2022 are Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao, the Russian Federation, Brunei, and Timor-Leste.

Among them, the country with the largest import of fresh or refrigerated potatoes from China in August was Vietnam, with a volume of about 16.87 thousand tons, a decrease of about 19.20% over the same period last year; the amount was about USD 14.58 million, a decrease of about 11.22% over the same period last year.

Followed by Malaysia, the import volume was about 10.49 thousand tons, a decrease of about 3.34% over the same period last year; the amount was about USD 3.66 million, an increase of about 35.86% over the same period last year.

The amount imported by Myanmar was about 9.92 thousand tons, with an amount of about USD 2.89 million. Overall, a total of 13 countries imported fresh or chilled potatoes from China in August.

In terms of export unit price, the export unit price of fresh or refrigerated potatoes in China in August 2022 was USD 558/ton, compared with the export unit price of USD 490/ton in July, an increase of about 13.88% month-on-month.

Compared with the export unit price of USD 570/ton in August 2021, it is down about 2.11% year-on-year.