What is the current situation of foreign trade development in China's seed industry?

Published 2022년 3월 22일

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The article provides an overview of the current state of foreign trade in China's seed industry, covering crop, livestock and poultry, and aquatic seedlings trade for the year 2021. It highlights a significant increase in trade volume to $1.15 billion, nearly doubling from 2011, with a trade imbalance favoring imports over exports, particularly in crop seeds and livestock breeding materials. The main imports include horticultural crop seeds, breeding cattle, bovine semen, and breeding pigs, while exports are dominated by rice seeds, silkworm seeds, and a balance of aquatic seedlings. The article also notes the dependence on imports for breeding materials and the potential for export growth, with key trading partners and markets outlined.

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At present, my country is in a critical period of revitalization of the seed industry, and foreign trade is an important channel for the development of the seed industry to obtain resources and markets. So, what is the current situation of the development of foreign trade in my country's seed industry? The crop seed industry imports more than exports. Most of the imports are horticultural crop seeds. The export advantage is mainly rice seeds. In 2021, my country's crop seed trade volume will be 1.01 billion US dollars, nearly doubling from 2011 (560 million US dollars). Among them, Imports of USD 680 million, the main varieties include vegetable seeds (USD 240 million, accounting for 35.3%), forage seeds (USD 160 million, accounting for 23.5%), flowers and seeds for planting (USD 150 million, accounting for 22.1%) ), mainly horticultural crops, some vegetable varieties such as carrots, spinach, onions, high-end varieties of tomatoes, and seeds such as sugar beets and ryegrass are ...

Source: Chinaeconomy