Wahi a ka helu helu aupuni mai ke aupuni Kina, ʻo ka nui o nā mea i hoʻokuʻu ʻia mai Kina i kēia hapa mua o ka makahiki ma kahi o 37 miliona tons, ua hoʻonui ʻia ma luna o 30% makahiki ma ka makahiki.
Ma waena o lākou, ʻo nā ʻano like ʻole o ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana i ke kila e like me ka pahu poepoe a me ka uea, me kahi o 5.3 miliona mau tona, ʻāpana kila (1.4 miliona mau tons), pā kila (24.9 miliona mau tons), a me ka paipu kila (3.6 miliona mau tons).
Eia kekahi, ʻo ka huakaʻi nui o kēia mau kila Kina ʻo South Korea (4.2 miliona tons), Vietnam (4.1 miliona tons), Thailand (2.2 miliona tons), Philippines (2.1 miliona tons), Indonesia (1.6 miliona tons), Brazil (1.2 miliona tons). ), a me Tureke (906,000 tons).