China Commodities & Energy Wrap: Rare Earths, Commodity Imports, Gold

January 19 – China imported 17.34 million tons of coal and 1.03 million tons of liquefied natural gas in December, according to customs figures.
Source: http://cn.reuters.com/article/chinaNews/idCNCHINA-3682220110119

January 19 – China imported 1.57 million tons of corn in 2010, well above 83,582 tons in 2009, according to customs figures.
Source: http://cn.reuters.com/article/chinaNews/idCNCHINA-3682220110119

January 19 – China's sugar imports jumped 66% to 1.77 million tons in 2010, according to customs figures.
Source: http://cn.reuters.com/article/chinaNews/idCNCHINA-3682220110119

January 18 – Chinese traders have bid up the price rubber to a near-record ¥38,260/ton on the futures market and ¥38,000 on the spot market, hamstringing tire makers. A record price of ¥39,800/ton was seen in November 2010.
Source: http://www.21cbh.com/HTML/2011-1-18/0MMDAwMDIxNjc0Mg.html?source=hp&position=photo

January 18 – Inner Mongolia's coal output grew 27.8% to 786.65 million tons in 2010, ranking 1st nationwide. The amount was 46 million tons more than Shanxi province's.
Source: http://www.yicai.com/news/2011/01/659518.html

January 14 – China's gold output will hit a record 340 tons in 2010, predicted the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Source: http://www.cs.com.cn/xwzx/05/201101/t20110113_2744808.html