淀粉是葡萄糖分子聚合而成的，可以制造食糖、酒精、味精以及啤酒、面包、粉絲、醬料等多種產(chǎn)品。近年來(lái)，我國(guó)淀粉市場(chǎng)總體處于凈進(jìn)口狀態(tài)，且進(jìn)口量呈逐步增加的特點(diǎn)。據(jù)海關(guān)信息網(wǎng)（www.haiguan.info）統(tǒng)計(jì)，今年前10個(gè)月，我國(guó)淀粉累計(jì)進(jìn)口157.4萬(wàn)噸，比2013年同期（下同）增長(zhǎng)46.36%；進(jìn)口價(jià)值7.02億美元，增長(zhǎng)34.55 %；進(jìn)口均價(jià)為每千克0.45 美元，下降8.07 %。
2014年前10個(gè)月淀粉進(jìn)口主要特點(diǎn)
（一）進(jìn)口量值同比皆增長(zhǎng)
2014年前10個(gè)月，我國(guó)淀粉進(jìn)口呈增長(zhǎng)態(tài)勢(shì)，其中1月份進(jìn)口量達(dá)到22.18萬(wàn)噸，金額1.04億美元，10月當(dāng)月進(jìn)口18.31萬(wàn)噸，增長(zhǎng)25.45 %，連續(xù)第14個(gè)月同比增長(zhǎng)。
（二）進(jìn)口淀粉基本為木薯淀粉
2014年前10個(gè)月，我國(guó)進(jìn)口木薯淀粉153.96 萬(wàn)噸，占比97.82%，進(jìn)口額6.74億美元，占比95.95%。隨著中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)快速發(fā)展，淀粉產(chǎn)業(yè)發(fā)展迅猛，對(duì)木薯淀粉的需求量大幅增加，然而國(guó)內(nèi)的種植面積和產(chǎn)量增長(zhǎng)空間有限，需要大量依靠國(guó)外進(jìn)口來(lái)維持生產(chǎn)。
（三）泰國(guó)淀粉進(jìn)口量值占八成
2014年前10個(gè)月，我國(guó)自泰國(guó)、越南、印尼三個(gè)淀粉主要來(lái)源地的進(jìn)口量共計(jì)152.87萬(wàn)噸，占比97.12%；進(jìn)口額6.69億美元，占比95.31%。其中，泰國(guó)以127.6萬(wàn)噸的進(jìn)口量和5.62億美元的進(jìn)口額，穩(wěn)居我國(guó)淀粉進(jìn)口第一大來(lái)源國(guó)的位置。
（四）外商投資企業(yè)與民營(yíng)企業(yè)為進(jìn)口主體，進(jìn)口量占八成以上
（五）一般貿(mào)易為主要進(jìn)口貿(mào)易方式（中國(guó)進(jìn)出口網(wǎng)）

Starch is polymerized glucose molecule, which can be produced into sugar, alcohol, monosodium glutamate as well as beer, bread, bean vermicelli, sauces and other products. In recent years, China is a net importer of starch, and the imports also gradually increase. According to the Customs Information Network (www.haiguan.info) statistics, in the first 10 months of 2014, China imported a total of 1.574 million tons of starch, an increase of 46.36% over the same period in 2013 (the same below); imports value $702 million, an increase of 34.55%; imports average price $0.45 per kg, down 8.07 %.

In the first 10 months of 2014 main features of starch imports
(A)imports increase over the same period
In the first 10 months of 2014, China's imports of starch showed a rising trend, in January imports reached 221,800 tons, with the amount of $104 million. In October imports 183,100 tons, an increase of 25.45%, the 14th consecutive month of year on year growth.
(B) main import starch is tapioca
In the first 10 months of 2014, China imported 1,539,600 tons of tapioca starch, accounting for 97.82%, imports value $674 million, accounting for 95.95%. With China's rapid economic development, the starch industry is developing rapidly, and the demand for cassava starch is substantially increasing, due to the limited domestic acreage and yield growth, large amount of import starch is needed to maintain production.
(C) eighty percent starch imported from Thailand
In the first 10 months of 2014, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the three main sources of starch imports country totaled 1,528,700 tons, accounting for 97.12%; imports of $669 million, accounting for 95.31%. Among them, imports from Thailand reached 1.276 million tons, with a import value of $562 million, ranking first among the countries which China imports starch from.
(D) foreign-invested enterprises and private enterprises as the main import, imports accounting for more than eighty percent
(E) general trade as the main import trade