Data Analysis of China’s Pesticide Export Trends: North America Records the Highest Growth in Export Value, While Markets Such as Turkey Still Offer Significant Potential with Promising Prospects.

Release Date:

2018-08-09

This article is partially excerpted from the keynote report titled “Data-Driven Analysis of China’s Pesticide Export Trends and Future Opportunities and Challenges,” delivered by leaders of the Pesticide Inspection Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs at the 2018 China Pesticide International Market Development Exchange Conference (2018 CPEW). The report systematically summarizes China’s pesticide export trade in 2017, analyzes the key factors influencing this trade, and outlines projected trends for 2018. It also offers several recommendations for market development. Furthermore, the report notes that Turkey imported 29,000 tons of formulated products in 2017, yet its imports from China amounted to only about 2,000 tons.

　　This article is partially excerpted from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Pesticide The leadership of the verification institute is in... 2018 China Pesticide International Market Development Exchange Conference (2018 CPEW) The keynote report in — “Data Interpretation of China” Pesticide “Export Trends and Future Opportunities and Challenges.”

The report systematically summarizes China’s situation in 2017. Pesticide Export trade conditions, analyzing the factors influencing China’s… Pesticide The relevant factors of export trade, with a outlook on China in 2018. Pesticide Export trade trends.

The report also puts forward several market‑development recommendations, noting that Turkey imported 29,000 tonnes of finished pharmaceutical products in 2017, yet its imports from China amounted to only about 2,000 tonnes—leaving substantial room for expansion and worthy of exploration. It further points out that 70% of Pakistan’s… Pesticide Used for Cotton , it is recommended that companies seeking to enter the Pakistani market focus on Cotton Research and development efforts are being undertaken for this crop.

Shifting from raw-material suppliers to end-product manufacturers, China’s pharmaceutical formulation exports have grown significantly.

In 2017, China Pesticide Export value reached US$6.76 billion, up 20.4% year on year; export volume totaled 1.4676 million tonnes, an increase of 6.9% compared with the previous year. Among these, technical‑grade product exports amounted to US$3.806 billion, accounting for 56.3% of total exports, while formulated‑product exports stood at US$2.954 billion, representing 43.7% of the total.

From 2011 to 2017, Pesticide The share of the export value of technical-grade active ingredients declined from 63.2% to 56.3%. Pesticide The share of formulation exports rose from 36.8% to 43.7%, and in 2017, China… Pesticide The export value of technical-grade active ingredients increased by 18.6% year on year, while the export value of formulated products rose by 22.8% year on year. Pesticide The growth trend of formulated products has become even more pronounced, and the export landscape—long dominated by active‑ingredient exports—is undergoing a transformation. China… Pesticide The structure of exported products has gradually become more rational. In 2017, China… Pesticide The volume of pharmaceutical preparations exported reached 961,300 tons. Pesticide The volume of technical-grade active ingredient exports reached 506,300 tons, and China… Pesticide The role of exporters is shifting from raw-material suppliers to manufacturers of finished products.

Herbicides are a major export product of China. Pesticide , accounting for more than half of the total export value. Herbicide exports totaled US$3.679 billion, representing 54.4% of the overall export value. Insecticide exports amounted to US$1.905 billion, or 28.2% of the total. Fungicide exports reached US$1.034 billion, making up 15.3% of the total. Plant growth regulator exports stood at US$139 million, accounting for 2.1% of the total. In terms of export growth rates, plant growth regulators posted the strongest increase at 37.5%, though their base was relatively low, with growth driven primarily by higher volumes. Insecticides ranked second, with a 26.8% rise; herbicides came in third, up 21.0%; and fungicides grew by 6.8%. In 2017, products with export values exceeding US$100 million… Pesticide There are four varieties: glyphosate, paraquat, imidacloprid, and atrazine, with export values of US$963 million, US$361 million, US$232 million, and US$164 million, respectively.

North America Pesticide Export value surged by as much as 35%, with private enterprises accounting for China’s… Pesticide Export entity

From the perspective of export markets, Asia remains China’s… Pesticide The largest export market accounted for US$2.108 billion, representing 31.2% of total exports; the second-largest was South America, with US$1.800 billion, or 26.6% of the total—these two markets together comprising 57.8% of all exports. North America ranked third, with US$987 million, or 14.6% of the total, and posted the highest growth rate among major regions, up 35.1%. Africa recorded US$665 million, or 9.8% of the total, with a growth rate of 31.6%, second only to North America. Europe’s exports increased by 11.4%, but export volume declined by 2.3%. In Oceania, both export value and volume fell, with exports down 5.9% and export volume down 14.5%.

Among the top 10 export destinations, the United States ranks first, with both volume and value rising; its export value reached nearly US$1 billion, up 35.6% year on year, while export volume grew by 29.6%. Brazil comes in second, with exports increasing by 21.7% to US$747 million, and Australia ranks third at US$350 million, though both value and volume declined. The remaining major export markets include Argentina, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Pakistan.

From the perspective of the nature of exporting enterprises, private enterprises have become China’s… Pesticide The private sector remains the dominant force in exports, consistently accounting for more than 50% of total export value. In 2017, private enterprises recorded $3.866 billion in exports, representing 57.2%; foreign-invested enterprises reported $1.623 billion, or 24.0%; state-owned enterprises accounted for $1.044 billion, or 15.4%; and collectively owned enterprises contributed $227 million, or 3.4%. From 2011 to 2017, the shares of private and foreign-invested enterprises increased by 3.4 and 7.4 percentage points, respectively, while the shares of state-owned and collectively owned enterprises declined by 9.4 and 1.4 percentage points, respectively.

Expected China Pesticide Export growth has exceeded double digits, and markets such as Turkey still offer ample room for expansion with promising prospects.

The report provides a detailed analysis of the Warring States period. Pesticide The opportunities and challenges facing exports are primarily influenced by the following factors: Pesticide Several major aspects include regulatory policies, national environmental protection policies, national tax policies, the agricultural “Belt and Road” strategy, and international influencing factors. Specifically, in June 2017, the newly revised… Pesticide The implementation of the Administrative Regulations, along with a series of supporting rules and regulations, has enhanced… Pesticide The threshold for manufacturing enterprises has been established. Pesticide The threshold for running a business has risen. Pesticide The safety threshold for products has been raised. Pesticide The severity of penalties for unlawful acts will be further strengthened to ensure a cleaner environment. Pesticide The industry’s operating environment. Regularized and institutionalized systems such as the central environmental inspection will become even stricter, thereby promoting China… Pesticide The industry’s transformation and rebirth.

The implementation of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the agricultural sector has provided significant opportunities for the country’s agricultural transformation and upgrading, as well as for leading global agricultural development. China Pesticide “Going global” is an important component of the agricultural Belt and Road Initiative, facilitating market development in countries along the Belt and Road. It is projected that in 2018, China… Pesticide Export trade will continue to maintain a growth trend, with the growth rate expected to exceed double digits.

As of the end of May 2018, China… Pesticide Export value reached US$3.246 billion, up 33.0% from US$2.440 billion in 2017. Pesticide Export volume totaled 570,400 tonnes, down 0.2% from 571,600 tonnes in 2017. Meanwhile, the value of active‑ingredient exports reached US$1.827 billion, a 33.5% increase compared with US$1.368 billion in 2017. Pesticide Export volume totaled 191,000 tonnes, down 5.8% from 201,600 tonnes in 2017. Meanwhile, the value of finished‑product exports reached US$1.42 billion, a 32.4% increase compared with US$1.072 billion in 2017. Pesticide Export volume totaled 379,500 tonnes, up 2.8% from 369,000 tonnes in 2017.

Global demand for food production and domestic agricultural pesticide demand have declined, Pesticide Factors such as the improvement of import and export services and the strengthening of international exchanges and cooperation will become China’s… Pesticide The driving force behind sustained export growth. The report notes that, in order to curb the serious problem of falsified information in markets such as Turkey and Pakistan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs… Pesticide Starting in 2018, the inspection authorities will issue information certificates in a special format to enterprises exporting to the aforementioned markets, continuously strengthening efforts to combat counterfeiting. At the national level, “Credit China” has been established, while the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs operates a dedicated agricultural safety platform; any illegal activities by enterprises will be reported to these platforms for the implementation of joint punitive measures.

The report also examines Pesticide Manufacturing enterprises have put forward relevant suggestions, such as strengthening safety production management and implementing reasonable controls. Pesticide Price, promotion Pesticide Technological innovation, including the research and development of products with independent intellectual property rights and the optimization of production processes. The report specifically emphasizes that companies should tailor their development efforts more closely to the characteristics of their target markets; for example, in Pakistan, 70%... Pesticide Used for Cotton For this crop, if you wish to tap into the Pakistani market, it is recommended to target… Cotton This crop requires substantial effort; Turkey’s use of fungicides is considerable, presenting significant opportunities for fungicide manufacturers. Specifically, in 2017, Turkey imported a total of 38,000 tons of active ingredients, with 15,000 tons sourced from China. Meanwhile, the country’s total imports of formulated products reached 29,000 tons, yet only about 2,000 tons were imported from China, indicating ample market potential that warrants further development.

In recent years, Turkey Pesticide Import data

Year	Imported dosage forms (tons)	China’s production volume (tons)	Imported active ingredient quantity (tons)	China’s active ingredient volume (tons)
2012	29,096	8,533	25,597	12,082
2013	27.03	6,898	25,798	13.03
2014	26,864	7,179	30,746	17,578
2015	31,291	6,318	35,287	16,445
2016	32,581	2,322	35,762	15,325
2017	29,693	2,142	38,114	15,929