BEIJING, Jul 25, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- China exported 1,031 tons of peanut oil valued at 2.922 million US dollars in May 2008. The export in January-May reached 4,096 tons valued at 10.278 million US dollars, down 9.0 percent and up 62.1 percent respectively year on year.

Following is a table showing the export from 2004 to May 2008, released by the General Administration of Customs:

Cumulativ- Change y- Cumulativ- Change y-

e o-y (%) e Value ( o-y (%)

Quantity million

(tons) US

dollars)

2008

January 744 -42.7 1.695 -2.9

February 1,785 -24.7 4.120 31.1

March 2,271 -24.9 5.380 34.8

April 3,065 -17.9 7.355 43.2

May 4,096 -9.0 10.278 62.1