Plant extract industry in the ascendant

The plant extract industry is the fastest growing industry in the export industry of traditional Chinese medicine, which can also be said to be the "sunrise industry" forever In the past 10 years, the export volume has increased year on year In 2011, the 12th Five Year Plan for the development of food industry jointly issued by the national development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of industry and information technology clearly stated that "the development of natural pigment and plant extract industry will be encouraged and supported, and advantageous export products will continue to be developed" In 2011, the export of plant extracts reached US $1.13 billion, up 47% year-on-year, becoming the first category with more than US $1 billion in exports of traditional Chinese medicine products In recent years, the trade characteristics of the export of plant extract products are mainly shown in three aspects: first, the export volume and price of plant extract increased together In 2011, for example, the export volume of plant extract was US $1.13 billion, a year-on-year increase of 47.0%; the export volume was 42000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 14.9%; the average export price was US $26.8/kg, a year-on-year increase of 28.2% The second feature is that the growth rate of plant extract import is obvious In 2011, the import volume of plant extract was US $220 million, up 67.8% year on year; the import volume was 18000 tons, up 59.4% year on year; the average import price was US $12.4/kg, up 5.2% year on year The import products are mainly peppermint oil and other plant essential oils and liquorice extract, which are in short supply The import growth rate is more than 100% The third is that the monthly import and export of plant extracts is basically stable From the monthly statistics, the monthly import and export amount and quantity of plant extracts in China fluctuate little from January to December, which is relatively stable However, in terms of amount and quantity, the year-on-year growth of import is obvious, while that of export is relatively flat As far as the market is concerned, the export market of plant extract products in China is relatively stable The United States, Japan, Germany, France have always been the main markets of plant extract products In recent years, Mexico and India have also imported a large number of plant extract products from China In 2011, except for Latin America, the export market of plant extract slightly tightened, the export volume and export volume of other continents have shown a significant growth Asia, Europe and North America are still the main export regions of plant extracts In 2011, exports to these three regions accounted for 82.6% of China's total exports of plant extracts Asian market: China's export of plant extracts to the Asian region is US $440 million, accounting for 39.4% of the total, with a year-on-year increase of 18.8% Among them, Japan and ASEAN are the main export markets of Asia European market: the European plant extract market has a strong trend in 2011 As the largest market of botanical medicine in the world, products with plant extracts as raw materials are favored by local consumers From January to December, China's export of plant extracts to the European Union reached US $290 million, an increase of 63.2% year-on-year; the export volume was 11000 tons, an increase of 15.1% year-on-year; the average export price increased by 41.8% year-on-year, showing a good situation in which the volume and price rose simultaneously The main export countries of plant extracts to Europe are Spain, Germany, France and the United Kingdom U.S market: North American market or U.S market is the most important export market of plant extracts in China, ranking first in the export of plant extracts for many years Taking dietary supplements has become a daily habit of most Americans, which has also led to the growth of demand for plant extracts in the world's largest dietary supplement market The U.S market has become a global wind vane for medical and health care plant extracts, and the increase and decrease of market demand will directly affect the changes in other global markets In 2011, China's export of plant extracts to the United States reached 180 million US dollars, an increase of 54% year-on-year; the export volume was 8050 tons, an increase of 32% year-on-year China's plant lifting team has been growing, with 1402 export enterprises in 2011 Among them, private enterprises are the main force in the export of plant extracts, accounting for more than 56%; foreign-funded enterprises account for 32%, and state-owned enterprises only account for 11% of the total export volume In 2011, the export volume of the top 10 enterprises of plant extracts accounted for 33%, and the entry threshold of the top 10 enterprises rose from 16.14 million US dollars to 22.19 million US dollars The overall level of the industry has slightly improved From the export situation of provinces and cities, the export of plant extracts has obvious characteristics of industrial clusters The top five export provinces are Shandong, Yunnan, Shanghai, Hebei and Zhejiang The main characteristics of the top ranked provinces and cities are the advantages of industrial clusters, and the advantages of location and foreign trade For example, because of the special plant resources and climatic conditions, Yunnan has obvious advantages in the field of plant pigment and flavor and flavor products processing Shandong Qingdao has the resource advantages in the industry of Stevia extract, fragrance and other industries, plus the trade advantages of port import and export, and many enterprises are in the forefront of export In the same way, Hebei has formed a pigment industry cluster represented by morninglight biology, which has the advantages of cluster development It can be seen from this that China's plant extract industry has gradually formed a trend of industrial cluster led by large enterprises, and the development of the industry has become increasingly healthy This year, the biggest shock to the plant extract industry is that the General Administration of customs and the AQSIQ have newly adjusted the catalogue of legal inspection On the basis of the original plant product quarantine, the supervision categories of the import and export inspection and Quarantine Bureau have newly increased the export commodity inspection (dangerous chemicals) and food hygiene supervision and inspection (food additives) It can be seen that the plant extract industry will usher in a new period of adjustment, and the competent authorities will also raise the industry access threshold, strengthen quality supervision, and the industry may undergo a new round of reshuffle.