China November Corn Imports Rise 84%, Coffee Imports Gain

By William Bi

Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- China, the world’s biggest grain consumer, imported 18,696 metric tons of corn in November, 84 percent more than a year ago, the Beijing-based customs office said, citing final trade data.

Imports of coffee gained 34 percent from a year ago to 1,783 tons, the agency said today in an e-mail today.

To contact the reporter on this story: William Bi in Beijing at wbi@bloomberg.net