BEIJING, Jul 25, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- China exported 379 tons of rapeseed oil valued at 0.718 million US dollars in May 2008. The export in January-May reached 2,567 valued at 3.251 million US dollars, down 85. 3 percent and 73.1 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)

2004 5,455 0.7 4.083 4.5

2005 30,637 461.6 20.976 413.8

2006 144,763 372.5 90.483 331.4

2007

January 843 47.1 750 69.3

February 15,411 34.9 10.331 41.6

March 16,172 -44.0 11.008 -36.8

April 16,726 -60.6 11.484 -54.6

May 17,429 -59.2 12.081 -52.7

June 18,343 -61.8 12.894 -55.0

July 18,545 -61.9 13.122 -55.1

August 19,020 -61.3 13.566 -54.1

September 19,576 -82.3 14.172 -78.9

October 20,212 -81.8 14.876 -78.1

November 20,903 -84.4 15.585 -81.4

December 21,692 -85.0 16.507 -81.8

2008

January 772 -8.4 861 14.9

February 1,333 -91.4 1.529 -85.2

March 1,769 -89.1 2.046 -81.4

April 2,188 -86.9 2.533 -77.9

May 2,567 -85.3 3.251 -73.1