General Administration of Customs: exports of 20987.2 tons of rare earths from January to May decreased 4.4% from the same period last year.

[general Administration of Customs: 20987.2 tons of rare earth exports from January to May down 4.4% compared with the same period last year] data from the General Administration of Customs showed that rare earth exports were 4576.0 tons in May and 20987.2 tons in January-May, down 4.4 percent from the same period last year. Imports of iron ore and its concentrates in May were 96.175 million tons, and imports of iron ore and concentrate were 480.748 million tons from January to May, up 7.7 percent from the same period last year. Fertilizer exports were 2.563 million tons in May and 9.938 million tons from January to May, an increase of 31.3 percent over the same period last year. Soybean imports were 12.02 million tons in May and 42.306 million tons in January-May, an increase of 11.2 percent over the same period last year.