◈ To September 2017, annual cumulative exports of agricultural food products swelled by 6.9% year-on-year to US $5 billion

  ◦ By country: Exports to Japan (US $975 million, 15.8% ↑), the ASEAN (918, 13.6% ↑), the US (533, 1.9% ↑) and GCC (386, 10.1% ↑) rose, but exports to China (US $705 million, △9.9%) fell.

- (China) September agricultural food exports to China totaled US$1.08 million, up 1.1% year-on-year, partially offsetting a decline which had continued since March (annual cumulative drop: by August: △11.5% → to September: △9.9%).

  ◦ By category: Fresh products (US $752 million) fell by 3.2%, processed products (US $4,289 million) were up by 8.9%.