date:Jun 10, 2014
ts exports rose 7 percent in May from month ago to 8.07 million tonnes, while arrivals fell 6.2 percent. Imports of coal, including lignite, dropped 11.4 percent in May from the preceding month to 24.01 million tonnes, as falling domestic prices made overseas supplies less attractive. Rising hydropower generation, along with sluggish economic growth, also led utilities to reduce orders.
Soybean imports to China, the world's largest buyer, stood at 5.97 million tonnes in May, down 8.2 percent f