North Korean food imports from China continued to decrease in July, with figures remaining below their 2014 equivalents, according to the most recent trade figures from Chinese customs.

Imports of nearly all foods, as classified by trade groupings, appeared lower in July 2015 than in the same period last year.

While imports of cereals saw a slight increase over June totals, they were 35 percent of the July 2014 figures. Whereas last year’s imports began to increase sharply in the summer months, this pattern has yet to be replicated in 2015.

“According to defectors, in 2014, daily amounts