China's farm produce foreign trade up in first three quarters

BEIJING - China's foreign trade of agricultural products went up 1.4 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2023 to reach $251.03 billion, official data showed.

China's farm produce exports came in at $72.2 billion, edging up 0.4 percent from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

China's imports of such products stood at $178.83 billion, up 1.8 percent year-on-year, the data revealed.

The country's foreign trade deficit in terms of agricultural products rose 2.9 percent compared to a year earlier to total $106.63 billion during the period.