From January to April, China imported 430,000 tons of alfalfa, down 0.7% year-on-year

According to the statistics of China Customs, a total of 428,100 tons of alfalfa were imported from January to April 2024, down 0.7% year-on-year; The import value was US $164,216,500, down 35.0% year-on-year; The average CIF is $383.60 / ton, down 34.5% year on year.

From the perspective of import source countries, 376,300 tons of imported alfalfa hay came from the United States, accounting for 87.9%, an increase of 4.1%. The value of imports was 148,139,600 US dollars, down 31.4% year-on-year; The import price was US $393.67 / ton, down 34.1% year on year. 25,200 tons came from Spain, accounting for 5.9%, an increase of 14.5%. The import value was US $7.36 million, down 36.3% year-on-year; The import price was US $291.89 / ton, down 44.4% year-on-year. 16,100 tons came from South Africa, accounting for 3.8%, down 55.6% year-on-year; The amount of imports was 5.518,300 US dollars, down 71.1% year-on-year; The import price was 343.17 USD/ton, down 34.7% year-on-year. In addition, Romania, Sudan, Canada, Argentina, Kazakhstan and other countries import a small amount.

Among them, 121,400 tons of alfalfa hay were imported in April, an increase of 24.3%. $45,554,700, down 18.1% year on year; The average CIF price was $375.4 / ton, up 0.0% from the previous month and down 34.1% from the previous year.