The North brought in 62,593 tons of Chinese fertilizer in April, 3.1 times more than 15,218 tons a year earlier, according to the report released by Kwon Tae-jin, an analyst at the Korea Rural Economic Institute.
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2013/05/27 17:35 KST
(LEAD) N. Korea's fertilizer imports from China jump 3-fold in April
SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's fertilizer imports from China jumped more than three-fold last month from a year earlier, a report showed Monday, pointing to Pyongyang's efforts to increase agricultural produce.
The North brought in 62,593 tons of Chinese fertilizer in April, 3.1 times more than 15,218 tons a year earlier, according to the report released by Kwon Tae-jin, an analyst at the Korea Rural Economic Institute.
The North brought in 62,593 tons of Chinese fertilizer in April, 3.1 times more than 15,218 tons a year earlier, according to the report released by Kwon Tae-jin, an analyst at the Korea Rural Economic Institute.
