Core tip: According to statistics from China's customs, in August, China's sugar imports amounted to 360 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 7.0% year-on-year; the import volume was 825.1 thousand tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%. In the first eight months, China's cumulative sugar imports were 1.19 billion U.S. dollars, a decrease of 14.2% year-on-year; the import volume was 2.6072 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%.