Analysis of pesticide registration and import and export situation in my country

On May 16, 2018, Director Wu Houbin of the International Exchange and Service Division of the Pesticide Inspection Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs delivered a report entitled "China Pesticide Registration and Import and Export Status" at the "Fifth Pesticide Industry Economic Operation Analysis Conference"
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In the report, Director Wu Houbin introduced the registration of pesticides in China and made a detailed analysis of the import and export of pesticides in 2017
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? Pesticide registration status? Director Wu Houbin first introduced the status of pesticide registration in China in 2017
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As of the end of 2017, there were 38,247 registered pesticide products in China, a year-on-year increase of 7.
4%.
Among these pesticide registrations, 37,448 were officially registered, a year-on-year increase of 9.
4% compared to 2016, and 509 were provisionally registered, subpackaged.
290 registered
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? Pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides are still hotspots for registration, accounting for 90% of the total number of registrations.
Among them, the number of pesticide registrations ranks first, accounting for 38.
9% of the total number of registrations, with a total of 14,865 registrations; 9 fungicides are registered ,857; there are 9,675 registered herbicides
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Compared with the previous year, the registered growth rates of herbicides and plant growth regulators were the largest, 12.
7% and 12.
6%, respectively.
? According to product formulation, EC accounted for 28.
3% of the total registered amount, with 9,534; wettable powders Accounted for 20.
3%, there were 6,860; the registered numbers of suspending agent, water agent and water dispersible granules were 4,210, 2,525 and 1,892 respectively
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Among them, the registration of more environmentally friendly and safe formulations such as dispersible oil suspensions, suspensions, water formulations, and water-dispersible granules has increased rapidly, while microcapsule suspensions have doubled and increased by 106.
3%.
? Registration The top 30 pesticide varieties are abamectin (1,728), imidacloprid (1,332), chlorpyrifos (1,097), glyphosate (1,085), and beta-cypermethrin ( 1,076), Phoxim (1,000), Carbendazim (963), Atrazine (897), Mancozeb (874), Lambda-cyhalothrin (808) ), Thiram (751), Acetochlor (718), Acetamiprid (706), Difenoconazole (689), Tebuconazole (653), Cypermethrin (629), Tobacco Sumosulfuron (623 pieces), Emamectin benzoate (608 pieces), Bensulfuron-methyl (571 pieces), Thiophanate-methyl (525 pieces), Azoxystrobin (506 pieces), Buprofezin (476), quizalofop (416), thiamethoxam (413), propiconazole (408), bifenthrin (401), triazophos (399), Glufosinate-ammonium (391 pieces), Mesotrione (387 pieces), Pymetrozine (385 pieces)
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Among them, the registration of glufosinate-ammonium and mesotrione increased significantly, 82.
7% and 57.
3% respectively; glyphosate, atrazine, difenoconazole, tebuconazole, nicosulfuron, azoxystrobin, The registration of thiamethoxam and pymetrozine increased by more than 10%.
In addition, in 2017, the number of registrations of thiamethoxam, glufosinate-ammonium, mesotrione and pymetrozine entered the top 30 for the first time
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? Rice is a hot crop registered in 2017, with 9,794 registrations, accounting for 29.
0% of the total.
The others are cotton, wheat, citrus, corn, cabbage, apple, cucumber, sanitary insecticide, and cruciferous vegetables in order.
and so on
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? In 2017, China newly registered 3,885 pesticide products (434 original drugs), of which 3,517 were officially registered (422 original drugs), 330 were temporarily registered (12 original drugs), and 38 were registered in subpackages.
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Among them, 1,417 are registered herbicides, 1,186 are fungicides, 967 are insecticides, 163 are sanitary insecticides, 124 are plant growth regulators, 2 are rodenticides, and 26 are others.

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? Among the new registrations, the most registered suspensions, with 964, accounted for 27.
9% of the newly registered formulations; water and water-dispersible granules accounted for 11.
9% and 10.
9% of the newly registered formulations, respectively.
410 and 376; 304 registered wettable powders, accounting for 8.
8%; 283 dispersible oil suspension concentrates, accounting for 8.
2%; 214 emulsifiable concentrates registered, accounting for 6.
2%; granules registered 136, accounting for 8.
2% Ratio of 3.
9%; 131 registered water emulsions, accounting for 3.
8%; 112 registered suspension seed coating agents, accounting for 3.
2%; 96 microemulsions registered, accounting for 2.
8%.
? Ranked among newly registered products in 2017 The top 10 varieties are pyraclostrobin (211, 20 technical), glufosinate (178, 20 technical), atrazine (172, 4 technical), glyphosate (144 pieces, 2 original medicines), Mesotrione (141 pieces, 8 original medicines), Abamectin (137 pieces, 0 original medicines), Thiamethoxam (136 pieces, 1 original medicine) , Difenoconazole (127, 1 technical), Tebuconazole (120, 1 technical), Nicosulfuron (114, 2 technical)
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? In 2017, 17 new pesticides (a total of 30 products) were registered, of which 10 were biogenic pesticides (2 pesticides, 4 fungicides, and 4 plant growth regulators), accounting for new pesticides 59%, exceeding the number of new chemical pesticides for the first time, showing that China's biological pesticides are booming
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These new active ingredients are: trifluoropyrimidine, fenpyramate, pentopyridine, epoxycloprid, Bacillus thuringiensis G033A, Harmonia axyridis, cyclofluoxamide, β-lupinin peptide, hydrochloride Bacillus amyloliquefaciens PQ21, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens B1619, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Lx-11, 2,4-Dbutyric acid, fursotrione, furfuryl aminopurine, iron chlorin, 14-hydroxybrassinosterol, 22,23,24-epibrassinolide and so on
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? Analysis of pesticide import and export? From 2011 to 2017, China's pesticide import and export experienced an inflection point in 2017 after experiencing a trough from 2015 to 2016.

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In 2017, China's pesticide exports showed an overall growth trend.
The export value was US$6.
76 billion, a year-on-year increase of 20.
4%; the export volume was 1.
467 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.
9%.
The amount of pesticide imports that year fell by 4.
1% year-on-year.
In terms of export structure, whether in terms of quantity or value, the total proportion of technical drugs in exports has maintained a downward trend year by year, while preparations have maintained a growth trend
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In 2017, the export value of original medicines accounted for 56.
3% of the total export value, and the export volume accounted for 34.
5% of the total export volume.
In 2017, the export value of preparations accounted for 43.
7% of the total export value, and the export volume accounted for 65.
5% of the total export volume.
? In 2017 Among the export categories of pesticides, plant growth regulators saw the largest increase in export value, with a year-on-year increase of 37.
5%.
The second was pesticides and herbicides, with a year-on-year increase of 26.
8% and 21.
0% respectively.
Among the three pesticide categories, sterilization Fungicides are still the most imported category in China.
In 2017, the import value of fungicides was US$179 million, accounting for 43.
7%.
In 2017, China’s major pesticide export markets (in terms of value) were: Asia (31.
2%) and South Africa.
America (26.
6%), North America (14.
6%), Europe (12.
1%), Africa (9.
8%), Oceania (5.
6%)
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Among them, Asia and South America are still the most important regions for China's pesticide exports, and the total export value of these two regions accounts for more than half of the total export value
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In 2017, the main source of China's pesticide imports (in terms of monetary value) was Asia (59.
6%), followed by Europe (22.
4%) and North America (12.
3%)
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In 2017, exports from North America and Africa grew the fastest, with export value increasing by 35.
1% and 31.
6% respectively.
In 2017, the top 10 destination countries (in terms of value) of China’s pesticide exports were the United States, Brazil, Australia, and Australia.
Argentina, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, among which the quantity and value of pesticides exported to Nigeria have doubled
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? In 2017, the top 10 Chinese pesticide export products were glyphosate ($963 million, 413,400 tons), paraquat ($361 million, 161,400 tons), and imidacloprid ($232 million, 17,000 tons).
), atrazine ($124 million, 42,100 tons), chlorothalonil ($93 million, 20,000 tons), chlorpyrifos ($93 million, 20,700 tons), acephate ($92 million, 19,800 tons) Tons), sulfentrazone (78 million U.
S.
dollars, 3,200 tons), carbendazim (74 million U.
S.
dollars, 16,700 tons), fipronil (73 million U.
S.
dollars, 22,200 tons)
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? From the perspective of the nature of enterprises, private enterprises are the mainstay of China's pesticide export enterprises, followed by foreign-funded enterprises, both showing an increasing trend
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The proportions of state-owned enterprises and collective enterprises have both declined
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? In addition, Director Wu announced China's export data from January to April 2018 at the meeting
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Statistics show that from January to April, China’s pesticide exports amounted to 444,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.
5%; the export value was US$2.
56 billion, a year-on-year increase of 44.
7%.
Among them, the original drug export volume was 150,000 tons, and the export value was 1.
46 billion.
US dollars, an increase of 2.
5% and 45.
9% year-on-year; the export volume of preparations was 290,000 tons, and the export value was US$1 billion, an increase of 8.
7% and 43% year-on-year respectively.
The number of pesticide registrations will show a rapid upward trend
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However, with the promulgation and implementation of the new "Pesticide Management Regulations", "Pesticide Registration Management Measures", "Pesticide Registration Information Requirements" and other regulations and supporting regulations, the pesticide registration threshold has been raised, and the increase in the number of registrations in the next few years will slow
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Director Wu said that export demand, changes in domestic policies and technological development will drive the registration of pesticides.

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For example: With the increase in the global planting area of ​​genetically modified crops, the registration of herbicides for genetically modified crops such as glyphosate, glufosinate, 2,4-D will also increase; the adjustment of domestic crop planting area will prompt soybeans, etc.
The registration of pesticides for crops to expand the planting area has increased; the implementation of the Zero Increase in Pesticide Use Action will promote the increase in the registration of biological pesticides and other non-chemical pesticides; for pesticides that are banned and restricted in China, the registration of corresponding alternative pesticide products will also continue to emerge; more environmentally friendly The registration of dosage forms and dosage form products suitable for drone application will increase
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? At present, China's pesticide exports are growing well.
It is expected that China's pesticide exports will continue to grow in 2018, with an increase of more than double digits
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Director Wu said that the reduction in domestic demand for pesticides will promote the development of China's pesticide exports
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In addition, the state’s environmental inspection of agrochemical enterprises and the merger and reorganization of enterprises will reduce low-price competition in the pesticide industry.
The reduction of the industry’s value-added tax rate will release a signal that the tax policy is positive for the pesticide industry.
The impact of these factors will all promote China's pesticide companies enhance their international competitiveness, thereby promoting the development of China's pesticide import and export
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