EU agricultural trade volume rises in the first half of 2021

News on the official website of the European Commission on September 24: from January to June 2021, the trade volume of EU agricultural products reached 157.155 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 3%. Among them, the export volume was 95.33 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%; The import volume was 61.825 billion euros, a year-on-year decrease of 1.3%. The trade surplus of agricultural products was 33.505 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 21%.

In the first half of 2021, the import and export volume of EU agricultural products to the UK decreased the most. Among them, the export volume decreased by 446 million euros, a year-on-year decrease of 2.2%; Imports decreased by 2.141 billion euros, a year-on-year decrease of 29.5%. EU exports of agricultural products to the United States and China increased significantly, while imports decreased. Among them, EU exports to the United States increased by 1.657 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 16.4%; Imports decreased by 522 million euros, a year-on-year decrease of 10.1%. Exports to China increased by 1.041 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 12.4%; The import volume decreased by 29 million euros, a year-on-year decrease of 1.1%.

Source: Economic and Commercial Department of the mission to the European Union


Post time: Oct-09-2021