On June 18, the General Administration of Customs announced the import and export data of various provinces and cities in the first five months. Among them, the total import and export volume of Guangzhou reached 506.23 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.7%, 13.7 percentage points higher than Guangdong, and 15.2 percentage points higher than the national average, leading the top ten cities in GDP. This is the 12th consecutive month of positive growth in Guangzhou's imports and exports. Especially since this year, Guangzhou's monthly import and export growth rate has remained above 10%, and the cumulative growth rate has shown an upward trend month by month.

Recently, Guangzhou Customs released the comprehensive import and export statistics of the 7 cities under the jurisdiction of the Guangzhou Customs District from January to May 2025. Among them, the relevant data on agricultural machinery are as follows:

Import situation:

In May, the import quantity of agricultural machinery was 2,042 units, a year-on-year decrease of 68.26%; the import value was 59.90981 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 76.80%; the cumulative import quantity from January to May was 45,141 units, a year-on-year increase of 107.84%; the cumulative import value was 284.73493 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 74.85%. Harvesting machinery: the cumulative import quantity from January to May was 7 units; the cumulative import value was 295.0314 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.54%. Export situation: The export quantity of agricultural machinery in May was 103,923 units, a year-on-year increase of 39.52%; the export value reached 674.21899 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 103.73%; the cumulative export quantity from January to May was 503,449 units, a year-on-year increase of 72.58%; the cumulative export value was 4896.8049 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 37.28%. Tractors: 106 units were exported in May, with an export value of 16.23101 million yuan; the cumulative export volume from January to May was 417 units, a year-on-year increase of 6850%; the cumulative export value was 73.70276 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1933.18%.

It is reported that the main export countries and regions of Guangzhou agricultural machinery include Southeast Asia (Thailand, Indonesia), CIS and Central Asia (Russia, Kazakhstan), mature markets in Europe and the United States (the United States, Germany), Latin America and Africa (Brazil, Nigeria).