Research on the present situation and development trend of China's watermelon importation and exportation

YANG Nian; WANG Weiyu; HU Xiuhua; WU Jingxue

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-2871.2017.12.005

Abstract：This article collated and calculated the monthly data of China's watermelon importation and exportation that was supplied by the Information Center of Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China,to analyze the development trend of China's watermelon importation and exportation,the international trade of main provinces from January 2010 to June 2016,and the currcnt situation of main international markets,objective to analyze the development of watermelon foreign trade in China,It was found that:(1)The scale of watermelon importation and exportation in China was in fluctuating,with obvious seasonal characteristics,export fluctuation was consistent with seasonal fluctuations of domestic production,July to September was the peak season;In contrast to import fluctuation,importation was the complementary to domestic production,January to April was the peak season,to meet the needs of the domestic market.(2) More than 90％ of China's watermelon exports came from Guangdong,Guangxi and Inner Mongolia.,the export price of Yunnan was higher;More than 70％ were imported by Beijing,Yunnan and Guangxi,the import price of Tianjin and Hebei was higher.(3) China's watermelons were mainly exported to Hong Kong China,Vietnam and Macao China,Hong Kong accounted for 69.54％ of the total export volume.The price of exports to Russia was higher.The import mainly came from Vietnam and Burma,and the price was low,more than 70％ came from Vietnam.(4) The domestic market price and import price of watermelon was in the downward trend,and the export price was increasing year by year.