Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pesticide industry
In early 2020 when the first wave of COVID-19 stroke Hubei Province, nationwide lockdowns and traffic controls had influenced negatively and severely the production and operation in China's pesticide industry.
In Q2 2020, China took lead in controlling the infections and advanced work resumption. However, on the international level, global trade got a hit—pesticide production of the foreign peers was disturbed by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The overseas demand for China's pesticides was boosted, driving up the domestic exports.
In 2021, the domestic businesses continued to recover from the early stage of the pandemic impact, with the output and exports of pesticides growing above the pre-pandemic levels, albeit at a moderate pace. However, obstacles like supply chain disruptions, soaring prices for large commodities and costs of manufacturing, shipping, labour, etc. have placed heavy burdens on Chinese pesticide producers.
Entering 2022, the Delta and Omicron variants occurred across mainland China have hampered domestic production, especially in medium- and high-risk areas, and challenged the nationwide logistics, even though there were varied political and financial aids launched by the central and local governments.
In this report, CCM will do analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pesticide industry in China from the following aspects:
- Pesticide industry
- Import & export
- AI
- Agrochemical companies
- Executive summary
- Methodology
- 1 Briefing on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in China
- 1.1 Regional changes of pesticide technical output in China
- 1.2 Regional measures and effects amid the COVID-19 pandemic
- 1.3 Overall price trend of China's pesticides in H1 2022
- 2 Impact on imports and exports of pesticide in China, H1 2022
- 2.1 Imports and exports of China's pesticides by volume
- 2.2 Imports and exports of China's pesticides by value
- 3 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on AI, H1 2022
- 3.1 Price analysis of main herbicides in China, H1 2022
- 3.1.1 Glyphosate
- 3.1.2 Nicosulfuron
- 3.2 Price analysis of main insecticides in China, H1 2022
- 3.2.1 Imidacloprid
- 3.2.2 Chlorpyrifos
- 3.2.3 Emamectin benzoate
- 3.3 Price analysis of main fungicides in China, H1 2022
- 3.3.1 Tebuconazole
- 3.3.2 Azoxystrobin
- 3.3.3 Carbendazim
- 4 Impact on the supply side amid the COVID-19 pandemic
- 4.1 Jiangsu Province
- 4.2 Sichuan Province
- 4.3 Shandong Province
- 4.4 Zhejiang Province
- 4.5 Anhui Province
- 4.6 Hubei Province
- 4.7 Hebei Province
- LIST OF TABLES
- Table 1.1-1 China's pesticide technical output by province/region, 2020–May 2022, tonne
- Table 1.2-1 Regional measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in China
- Table 2.1-1 Import volume of pesticides in China, Jan.–June 2022, tonne
- Table 2.1-2 Export volume of pesticides in China, Jan.–June 2022, tonne
- Table 2.2-1 Imports value of pesticides in China, Jan.–June 2022, USD
- Table 2.2-2 Exports value of pesticides in China, Jan.–June 2022, USD
- Table 3.1.1-1 Operating rates of 5 major glyphosate technical manufacturers in China, Jan.–June 2022
- Table 3.1.2-1 Operation status of 3 major nicosulfuron technical manufacturers in China, Jan.–June 2022
- Table 3.2.1-1 Operation status of 4 major imidacloprid technical manufacturers in China, Jan.–June 2022
- Table 3.2.2-1 Operation status of 3 major chlorpyrifos technical manufacturers in China, Jan.–June 2022
- Table 3.2.3-1 Operation status of 3 major emamectin benzoate technical manufacturers in China, Jan.–June 2022
- Table 3.3.1-1 Operation status of 3 major tebuconazole technical manufacturers in China, Jan.–June 2022
- Table 3.3.2-1 Operation status of 3 major azoxystrobin technical manufacturers in China, Jan.–June 2022
- Table 3.3.3-1 Operation status of 4 major carbendazim technical manufacturers in China, Jan.–June 2022
- LIST OF FIGURES
- Figure 1.1-1 Changes on regional output of pesticide technical, 2021 vs 2019, 2021 vs 2020, Jan.-May 2022 vs 2021
- Figure 1.3-1 China Agrochemical Price Index (CAPI), June 2021–May 2022
- Figure 2.1-1 Imports volume of pesticides, H1 2022 vs H1 2021
- Figure 2.1-2 Exports volume of pesticides, H1 2022 vs H1 2021
- Figure 2.2-1 Imports value of pesticides, H1 2022 vs H1 2021
- Figure 2.2-2 Exports value of pesticides, H1 2022 vs H1 2021
- Figure 3.1.1-1 Ex-works prices of 95% glyphosate technical in China, Jan.–June 2022
- Figure 3.1.2-1 Ex-works prices of 95% nicosulfuron technical, Jan.–June 2022
- Figure 3.2.1-1 Ex-works prices of 97% imidacloprid technical in China, Jan.–June 2022
- Figure 3.2.2-1 Ex-works prices of chlorpyrifos technical in China, Jan.–June 2022
- Figure 3.2.3-1 Ex-works prices of 70% emamectin benzoate technical in China, Jan.–June 2022
- Figure 3.3.1-1 Ex-works prices of 97% tebuconazole technical in China, Jan.–June 2022
- Figure 3.3.2-1 Ex-works prices of 96% azoxystrobin technical in China, Jan.–June 2022
- Figure 3.3.3-1 Ex-works prices of 98% carbendazim technical (White colour), Jan.-June 2022
- Figure 4.1-1 Pesticide output of Jiangsu Province, 2021–Q1 2022
- Figure 4.2-1 Pesticide output of Sichuan Province, 2021–Q1 2022
- Figure 4.3-1 Pesticide output of Shandong Province, 2021–Q1 2022
- Figure 4.4-1 Pesticide output of Zhejiang Province, 2021–Q1 2022
- Figure 4.5-1 Pesticide output of Anhui Province, 2021–Q1 2022
- Figure 4.6-1 Pesticide output of Hubei Province, 2021–Q1 2022
- Figure 4.7-1 Pesticide output of Hebei Province, 2021–Q1 2022
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