The traditional export market of vegetable industry is flat, and the European market is soaring

According to customs statistics, China's import and export trade of traditional Chinese medicine continued to maintain a stable growth in 2010, with the total import and export of plant extracts reaching US $950 million, a year-on-year increase of 16.1%, accounting for 35.9% of the total import and export of traditional Chinese medicine commodities, and the total import and export volume was basically the same, with an increase of 0.36% The export volume of plant extracts was 820 million US dollars, up 17.6% year on year, accounting for 41.9% of the export volume of traditional Chinese medicine; the export volume was 46000 tons, up 3.2% year on year; the average export price rose slightly, up 14.0% year on year The import volume was US $130 million, up 7.2% year-on-year, accounting for 18.8% of the import volume of traditional Chinese medicine; the import volume was 10000 tons, down 10.4% year-on-year; the average import price increased 19.6% year-on-year It is worth noting that in 2010, the EU extract market soared, and the export volume and price of Chinese plant extracts to the EU increased From the perspective of export regions, the export volume of plant extracts to major target markets in China increased significantly in 2010 According to the analysis of customs data, the increase is mainly due to the increase of average export price In addition to the European and Asian markets, the export volume of other markets declined to varying degrees In general, Asia, Europe and North America are still the main export regions of plant extracts in China The export volume of these three regions accounts for 88.2% of the total export volume of plant extracts in China In 2010, China's export volume of plant extracts to the EU market was US $180 million, up 49.2% year on year; the export volume was up 15.8% year on year; the average export price was up 28.8% year on year It can be seen that European countries have basically recovered from the impact of the financial crisis in 2009, with significant market growth In 2010, China's export of plant extracts to Asia amounted to US $400 million, an increase of 12.4% year on year, accounting for 49.6% of the total export of plant extracts Among them, ASEAN market has made a great contribution In 2010, China's export of extracts to ASEAN market reached 130 million US dollars, an increase of 35.1% year on year The formation of China ASEAN Free Trade Area has played a positive role in promoting the development of Asian plant extract market, and also made ASEAN region likely to become a new and sustainable growth point of China's extract export in the future The traditional market performance was flat In 2010, the top five export markets of plant extracts in China were Japan, the United States, Malaysia, India and Mexico Generally speaking, these traditional markets all performed flat The steady growth of export volume was mostly due to the increase of average export price Specifically, China's export of plant extracts to Japan amounted to 140 million US dollars, an increase of 6.9% year-on-year; the export volume increased by 8.5% year-on-year, and the average export price decreased slightly China's export of plant extracts to the United States was 120 million US dollars, an increase of 5.4% year on year, while the export volume decreased by 7.4% The author believes that there is a certain relationship with the full implementation of cGMP According to FDA regulations, all dietary supplement manufacturers in the United States must comply with CGMP regulations by June 2010 at the latest As the main source of dietary supplement materials in the United States, the plant extract products exported by China are also subject to strict quality requirements At present, the transition of most enterprises is relatively smooth, and the quality of enterprises has been improved to a certain extent In 2010, the market of plant extracts in most European countries performed well, and the export volume and price to these countries increased at the same time However, the markets of Mexico, Spain and South Korea in Asia did not perform as expected, and the export volume declined significantly The specific reason is not clear, and the market change remains to be further observed The industrial competitiveness needs to be improved In 2010, the export volume and quantity of plant extracts in most provinces of China have maintained stable growth Among them, Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai and Guangdong ranked the top four in terms of export volume, with a total export volume of US $330 million, accounting for 40.4% of China's total export volume of plant extracts There are 656 plant extract export enterprises in these four provinces and cities, accounting for 51.3% of the total number of China's plant extract export enterprises (1279) in 2010, reflecting that China's plant extract export enterprises have certain regional agglomeration characteristics However, according to the data of industrial concentration (CR8, that is, the export volume of the top eight enterprises ranking in the export volume accounts for the total export volume of plant extracts in China), it is still a low concentration competitive industry, indicating that the concentration level of plant extract industry is relatively low, and the international competitiveness still needs to be improved In terms of enterprise composition, there were 1279 enterprises engaged in extract export in 2010, an increase of 8.6% year on year Among them, private enterprises (925), "three capital" enterprises (164) and state-owned enterprises (185) accounted for 48.1%, 36.4% and 15.2% respectively Generally speaking, the scale of plant extract export enterprises in China is still generally small, and the participation of foreign capital is relatively high From the perspective of export varieties, in 2010, the export volume of each single variety of plant extracts in China showed a steady growth trend Among them, the export value of extracts under the comprehensive code "unnamed plant juice and extract" and "other glycosides and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives" was US $350 million and US $190 million respectively Among the key varieties, "liquorice juice and extract" and "rutin and its derivatives" were exported at US $1974.43 million (up 2.5% year-on-year) and US $15.792 million (up 44.9% year-on-year), respectively, with stable growth On the whole, in 2010, the export trade of plant extracts in China was stable, and most markets maintained stable growth However, compared with the previous years, the main traditional market of plant extracts showed signs of decline in growth In recent years, the mainstream markets such as Europe, the United States and Japan have shown a trend of localization in terms of variety selection, which puts forward new requirements for the price and safety of products In response to the new changes in the international market, some domestic enterprises with keen sense of smell have begun to make strategic adjustments Therefore, it is suggested that the domestic plant extract enterprises should, according to their own industrial characteristics, actively promote their international competitiveness by means of industrial chain extension and new product development.