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• Publication date: March 2012

The success of 2012 Matchmaking Meeting for Pesticide Enterprises and Large Pesticide Consumers held on 17 March-18 March, 2012 in Beijing City has illustrated itself to the public that the new sales mode which directly connects pesticide enterprises and large pesticide consumers will become a main trend of pesticide sales in the future. Although the Chinese Government doesn't want to see too much peasants abandoning their farmlands to ...

The success of 2012 Matchmaking Meeting for Pesticide Enterprises and Large Pesticide Consumers held on 17 March-18 March, 2012 in Beijing City has illustrated itself to the public that the new sales mode which directly connects pesticide enterprises and large pesticide consumers will become a main trend of pesticide sales in the future.

Although the Chinese Government doesn't want to see too much peasants abandoning their farmlands to make a living in cities, the fast development of urbanization makes it unceasing. Thus, aiming to ensure food security to feed up all its people, China carried out policies to encourage the development of large-scale plantations. So far, more and more people and enterprises are willing to invest in domestic agriculture because of the preferential policies keeping being carried out. Large-scale plantations may become a very large group in the future which will contribute a lot to China's agricultural development. By then the matchmaking between pesticide enterprises and large-scale plantations will become a main direct pesticide sales mode in domestic pesticide market.


The 2012 Matchmaking Meeting for Pesticide Enterprises and Large Pesticide Consumers is successfully held on 17 March-18 March, 2012 and attracts lots of famous pesticide enterprises to attend.

China's pesticide import volume and value both increase in Q1 2012, reaching 16,000 tonnes and USD110 million respectively.

The prices of gasoline and diesel both increase by USD95.34/t, leading China to a high-cost age of agricultural production.

Though the price of glyphosate TC has surged in recent months, the sales price of terminal glyphosate formulations in domestic market, however, stays stable.

China releases its first policy document about promoting the development of agricultural industrialization and leading domestic agricultural enterprises on 8 March, 2012.

China releases 2012 Temporary Purchasing and Storage Plan for Cotton on 1 March, 2012, which stipulates that the temporary purchasing and storage price of cotton is up to USD3,227.28/t in 2012.

After releasing its 2011 financial express, Huapont announces on 24 March, 2012 that it plans to raise USD146.03 million for the construction of new pesticide projects.

Planting area of soybean in Heilongjiang Province continues to shrink due to the expanding planting area of corn.

The areas from south to north in Shanxi Province are attacked by a drought now, resulting in a drinking water shortage of 120,000 residents and 27,000 livestocks.

Pesticide Industry in China

China holds first matchmaking meeting for direct pesticide sales
China’s pesticide import in Q1 2012 rises
Increasing oil price increases agricultural production cost
Glyphosate: TC price climbs but formulation price stays
Policy to support development of leading agricultural enterprises
China releases 2012 Temporary Purchasing and Storage Plan for Cotton
Huapont raises money to expand pesticide business
Heilongjiang's soybean planting area continues to shrink
Areas from south to north in Shanxi attacked by drought

Companies mentioned

Chongqing Huapont Pharm Co., Ltd., Nutrichem Laboratory Co., Ltd., Nutrichem International Co., Ltd. Shangyu Nutrichem Co., Ltd.