Qinghai Province's trade with other SCO members rises 11.6% in first three quarters

(ECNS) -- Northwest China's Qinghai Province recorded 890 million yuan (about $133 million) in imports and exports with other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the first three quarters of 2026, up 11.6% year on year and accounting for 17.8% of the province's total foreign trade, data from Xining Customs showed Tuesday.

Exports totaled 730 million yuan, up 1.8%. Rainbow trout and related products generated 380 million yuan in export value, with Russia among the destination markets.

Photovoltaic products, including monocrystalline silicon wafers and solar cells, accounted for another 200 million yuan.

Imports from other SCO members reached 160 million yuan, doubling year on year, as Qinghai expanded access to industrial raw materials to support local manufacturing supply chains.

(By Tang Yuxian)