Edible oil

The imports were valued at 8.47 billion U.S. dollars, up 50.5 percent over the year-earlier level.
Palm oil claimed a 60.5-percent share of China's total edible oil arrivals with an import volume of 4.13 million tonnes, up 1 percent. The growth rate was 6.1 percentage points below the year-earlier level.
Approximately 63.4 percent of the edible oil imports, or 4.7 million tonnes, came from ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) members, up 0.7 percent.
Foreign-funded companies accounted for 46.7 percent of China's total edible oil imports. They bought 3.46 million tonnes, down 17.2 percent.