China imported 904,000 tonnes of edible vegetable oils (not including palm stearin) in December, down 155,000 tonnes or 14.64% from 1.059 million tonnes in November, yet up 162,000 tonnes or 21.83% from 742,000 tonnes in December 2018.

China imported 9.533 million tonnes of edible vegetable oils from January to December in 2019, a huge increase of 3.243 million tonnes or 51.56% from 6.29 million tonnes in 2018.