RTRS-China Feb soy imports up 62 pct on year

BEIJING, March 11 - China, the world's largest soy buyer, imported 3.27 million tonnes of the oilseed in February, a rise of 62 percent from the same month of 2008, according to Reuters calculation based on official Customs figures.

Imports in the first two months rose 15.1 percent to 6.29 million tonnes, figures from the General Administration of Customs showed.