China[APEC in Numbers] Agricultural Imports from APEC Enrich China's Dining Tables
CCTV News (Xinwen Lianbo): In recent years, agricultural products from APEC economies have continued to enrich Chinese dining tables, while the benefits of two-way trade have also continued to reach Asia-Pacific partners.
央视网消息（新闻联播）：近些年，来自APEC经济体的农产品不断丰富中国百姓的餐桌，双向贸易红利也持续惠及亚太伙伴。
Affordable coffee priced at 9.9 yuan a cup is becoming a common sight on China's streets. Why can it be sold so cheaply? The answer lies in a coffee bean called Robusta, a key ingredient in low-cost and instant coffee. Its largest grower is Vietnam, an APEC economy. In the first seven months of this year alone, China's imports of Vietnamese coffee and related products grew by 45.2% year on year in value.
一杯9块9的平价咖啡，如今正在中国街头变得常见。它为什么能卖这么便宜？答案就藏在这种名叫罗布斯塔的咖啡豆里，它是平价咖啡和速溶咖啡的重要原料，而这种咖啡豆的最大种植国正是APEC经济体越南。仅今年前7个月，我国对越南咖啡及制品的进口额就同比增长45.2%。
Agricultural products from across the Asia-Pacific are also quietly enriching the dining tables of ordinary households.
来自亚太各地的农产品，也正悄然丰富着普通家庭的餐桌。
Take durian, for example. In the past, fresh durians were available in China for only a brief season. Today, thanks to China's opening-up policies, durians from APEC economies reach the Chinese market in staggered seasons, enabling people to enjoy them almost year-round.
拿榴莲来说，过去国内只能吃到短短一季鲜果，如今依托中国的开放政策，来自APEC经济体的榴莲在中国实现多季节错峰上市，大家几乎全年都能“榴莲自由”。
As Asia-Pacific flavors enrich Chinese dining tables, the Chinese market's high standards are in turn reshaping the supply side.
在亚太“味道”丰富中国餐桌的同时，中国市场的高标准也在反向重塑供应端。
A cherry offers the clearest example. To meet consumer demand for large, sweet fruit, Chile raised the minimum diameter of cherries shipped to China to at least 24 millimeters beginning in December 2021. This threshold pushed local growers to renovate orchards and upgrade sorting operations. The industry now provides around 200,000 jobs in Chile each year.
一颗车厘子就是最直观的例子。为满足消费者又大又甜的需求，2021年12月起，智利把发往中国的车厘子的最小果径提升到不小于24毫米。这道门槛倒逼当地果农改造果园、升级分选，如今这一产业每年为智利提供约20万个就业岗位。
Data show that in 2025, China imported more than US$100 billion in agricultural products from other APEC economies, firmly accounting for half of its total agricultural imports. In the first eight months of this year, these imports continued to grow, rising by 6.5% year on year.
数据显示，2025年中国从APEC其他经济体进口的农产品超过1000亿美元，稳稳拿下农产品进口总额的半壁江山，而今年前8个月，同比继续增长6.5%。
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China's opening-up policies enable durians from APEC economies to reach the market in staggered seasons, providing supplies almost year-round.
Take durian, for example. In the past, fresh durians were available in China for only a brief season. Today, thanks to China's opening-up policies, durians from APEC economies reach the Chinese market in staggered seasons, enabling people to enjoy them almost year-round.Original Chinese quote
来自APEC经济体的榴莲在中国实现多季节错峰上市ReportedTradeDate not specified+
China imported over US$100 billion in agricultural products from other APEC economies in 2025; imports grew 6.5% year on year in the first eight months of this year.
Data show that in 2025, China imported more than US$100 billion in agricultural products from other APEC economies, firmly accounting for half of its total agricultural imports. In the first eight months of this year, these imports continued to grow, rising by 6.5% year on year.Original Chinese quote
2025年中国从APEC其他经济体进口的农产品超过1000亿美元ReportedTradeJanuary 2026 — July 2026+
China's imports of Vietnamese coffee and related products rose 45.2% year on year in value in the first seven months of this year.
Affordable coffee priced at 9.9 yuan a cup is becoming a common sight on China's streets. Why can it be sold so cheaply? The answer lies in a coffee bean called Robusta, a key ingredient in low-cost and instant coffee. Its largest grower is Vietnam, an APEC economy. In the first seven months of this year alone, China's imports of Vietnamese coffee and related products grew by 45.2% year on year in value.Original Chinese quote
今年前7个月，我国对越南咖啡及制品的进口额就同比增长45.2%Ongoing at time of reportTrade standardDecember 2021+
Since December 2021, Chile has raised the minimum diameter of cherries shipped to China to 24 millimeters, driving orchard renovations and sorting upgrades; the industry provides around 200,000 jobs annually.
A cherry offers the clearest example. To meet consumer demand for large, sweet fruit, Chile raised the minimum diameter of cherries shipped to China to at least 24 millimeters beginning in December 2021. This threshold pushed local growers to renovate orchards and upgrade sorting operations. The industry now provides around 200,000 jobs in Chile each year.Original Chinese quote
2021年12月起，智利把发往中国的车厘子的最小果径提升到不小于24毫米