The overall domestic pesticide industry remains under significant pressure, with supply continuing to fall short of demand.

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2018-12-29

In November, driven by the ongoing tight supply of active‑ingredient products, pesticide transaction prices remained at elevated levels. Overall, the domestic pesticide industry continues to operate under a tense market environment: follow‑up inspections by the central environmental protection inspection teams have led to continued production shutdowns and restrictions in many regions, further complicating resumption efforts and exacerbating supply constraints. Meanwhile, upstream raw material prices have risen across the board, pushing costs higher and sustaining a persistent imbalance between supply and demand. According to statistics from the China Pesticide Industry Association, the China Agricultural Pesticide Price Index (CAPI) stood at 105.53 in November, up 0.66% month over month and 9.00% year over year, marking seven consecutive months of positive growth. Herbicides—according to the China Pesticide…

In November, due to the continued tight supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients, Pesticide Transaction prices continue to remain at high levels. Overall, domestically… Pesticide The broader industry environment remains tight, and the central environmental inspection teams’ “follow-up reviews” have led to continued production halts or restrictions in many regions, further complicating resumption efforts and exacerbating supply constraints. Meanwhile, upstream raw material prices have risen across the board, driving up costs and sustaining a persistent supply-demand imbalance. According to China… Pesticide According to statistics from the industrial association, in November China… Pesticide The price index (CAPI) stood at 105.53, up 0.66% month-on-month and 9.00% year-on-year, marking positive growth for the seventh consecutive month.

Herbicide

According to China Pesticide According to statistics from the industry association, the Herbicide Price Index (CAPI) for November stood at 89.97, up 1.09% month-on-month and 5.32% year-on-year. Regarding glyphosate, both production and sales volumes, as well as transaction prices, increased this month: output rose 4.27% month-on-month, sales surged 23.45% month-on-month, and export volumes grew 15.93% month-on-month. Transaction prices also climbed 2.30% month-on-month, contributing 1.15 percentage points to the rise in the herbicide price index—primarily driven by spillover effects from higher yellow phosphorus and glycine prices, which have kept glyphosate technical-grade prices at elevated levels. As for ammonium glufosinate, market conditions have softened slightly recently, with transaction prices edging down 1.69% month-on-month, while output jumped 93.05% month-on-month. For 2,4‑D technical grade, production declined marginally, falling 3.42% month-on-month, whereas sales soared 33.97%, and prices continued to climb, with the weighted average transaction price rising 1.43% month-on-month; tight supply has sustained high price levels. For butachlor, trifluralin, and atrazine, transaction prices all fell this month, dropping 4.13%, 4.15%, and 4.72% month-on-month, respectively, dragging the herbicide price index down by 0.65 percentage points. Meanwhile, transaction prices for other herbicide products remained largely stable, fluctuating within a range of ±2.00% month-on-month.

Insecticide

In November, China Pesticide The Industrial Association’s Pesticide Price Index (CAPI) stood at 129.90, up slightly by 0.37% month-on-month and by 11.96% year-on-year. Among insecticides, among neonicotinoid products, the ex‑factory prices of imidacloprid, pymidathion, and acetamiprid increased, rising 0.36%, 4.32%, and 1.39% month-on-month, respectively. Notably, both production and sales of imidacloprid and acetamiprid declined this month, with output falling 21.24% and 35.93% month-on-month, while sales dropped 4.96% and 59.77% month-on-month, respectively. For chlorpyrifos technical grade, the number of operating enterprises increased this month, leading to a 13.75% month-on-month rise in output and a 2.63% month-on-month increase in sales; however, the ex‑factory price fell 0.61% month-on-month, dragging down the pesticide price index by 0.14 percentage points. The transaction price of acephate was reduced by 4.59% this month, further lowering the pesticide price index by 0.66 percentage points. As for other insecticide products, their transaction prices generally maintained positive growth, with increases ranging from 0% to 6.00%.

Fungicide

According to China Pesticide According to statistics from the industry association, the fungicide price index (CAPI) for November stood at 126.00, down 0.12% month-on-month but up 15.83% year-on-year. Among fungicide products, carbendazim, chlorothalonil, and azoxystrobin saw particularly sharp declines in transaction prices this month, falling 7.72%, 7.53%, and 7.81% month-on-month, respectively, which dragged the overall fungicide price index down by 3.25 percentage points. Production volumes also increased compared with the previous month, rising 31.37%, 5.70%, and 4.74% month-on-month, respectively. Meanwhile, active‑ingredient products such as mancozeb, tebuconazole, thiophanate‑methyl, propiconazole, and difenoconazole all recorded price hikes, with month‑on‑month increases of 4.33%, 4.03%, 3.80%, 4.59%, and 6.05%, respectively, pushing the fungicide price index up by 2.92 percentage points. For other fungicide products, transaction prices remained relatively stable this month, fluctuating within a narrow range of ±2.00%.

Author: China Pesticide Industry Association Editor: xwbj1

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