China's food ingredients supply chains got off to a good start in the first three months of 2025 as food ingredient enterprises have started to rebuild their trade channels to enhance supply chain resilience, according to the Food Ingredients Supply Chain Association of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP).
In the first quarter, China's agricultural imports contracted, while exports rose 6.8 percent year-on-year.
The association said that the export markets of China's companies engaged in food ingredients supply have become more diversified amid a challenging external environment.
From the perspective of exports, a clear trend towards market diversification is evident. An increasing number of enterprises are shifting their focus from traditional European and American markets to emerging markets such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries, the Middle East, and Latin America, reducing dependence on a single market.
Simultaneously, they are continuously optimizing overseas warehousing networks to further shorten the trade cycle and enhance delivery efficiency.
"From the perspective of imports, our enterprises are also adopting a multi-regional procurement strategy to hedge against trade fluctuation risks. At the same time, many of our enterprises are accelerating the establishment of regional procurement centers overseas, forming a multi-hub raw material procurement system, transforming a singular cross-border supply chain into a radial regional supply network," said Cui Zhongfu, chief economist at the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.
China's food ingredients supply chains get off to good start in Q1
