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Price & Supply Trend: Production to be curtailed during heating season in China, pesticide technical market to remain slow but at a high price levelqrcode

Aug. 23, 2018

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Aug. 23, 2018
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In the week of August 20, 2018, the Chinese pesticide technical and intermediate market continued to be slow and production was still running at a lower capacity. In general, the market ran at a high price level, where the high cost of the industry chain was passed on in a top-down manner. A production curtailment plan was made, and off-peak production operation was gradually put in place. All business players are watching the market changes to be brought about by the implementation of the curtailment plan.

Herbicide Market
 
During this week, prices of glycine, acetic acid and paraformaldehyde remained high. Glyphosate technical was also quoted at a higher level. The demand for glufosinate-ammonium technical was, in general, rather weak, and stocks were rising. The diquat technical and formulations were found at a high stock level, while demand was not strong. Amide herbicides stayed generally stable. Sulfonylurea herbicides were in short supply, due to restricted production of the upstream intermediates. Their production was running at low capacity and the price remained high. Bentazone technical continued to be in short supply due to a shutdown of production in chemical parks, and the price rose to 120,000 yuan per ton. The higher price of resorcinol apparently backed up the prices of the oxyfluorfen technical and mesotrione technical. The price of the intermediate of haloxyfop-R-methyl technical stayed high, and its supply was rather short, being mostly for export.
 
Prices of some herbicides as below:
Product(TC)
Price(000 RMB/ton)
Glyphosate
27.5
Glufosinate-ammonium
170
Diquat
45
Acetochlor
24
Metolachlor
26.5
Nicosulfuron
270
Bensulfuron-methyl
280
Fomesafen
135
Clomazone
120
Atrazine
23

Insecticide Market  
 
The abamectin technical series remained in short supply and prices stood stable at a high level. The prices of the nicotinic insecticide intermediates CCMP, ethyl N-cyanoethanimideate and imidazolidine still remained high, which are in general, quoted at a high level. The prices of the thiamethoxam technical and clothianidin technical also remained high, with production running at low capacity, and a shortage of supply. As an impact from the environmental pressure on the phoschemical industry, the price of phosphorus pentasulfide stayed high, which backed up the prices of the organophosphorus technical series. Its production is running at low capacity, and is generally in short supply. Spot goods of the downstream etoxazole technical, lufenuron technical, hexaflumuron technical and chlorfluazuron technical are all in short supply, as a result of the breakthrough of the historic price of intermediates and a very low-capacity running. The short supply is not expected to be relieved in a short time. 
 
Prices of some insecticides as below:
Product(TC)
Price(000 RMB/ton)
Abamectin
730
Emamectin benzoate
1280
Imidacloprid
185
Acetamiprid
185
Thiamethoxam
125
Clothianidin
170
Malathion
26
Lambda-cyhalothrin
300

Fungicide Market

The production of the triazole technical was running at low capacity, while parachlorophenol was in short supply, the price of which stayed strong. There was a shortage of the difenoconazole technical, which was in short supply. The price of pyraclostrobin technical rebounded, resulting from the price rise of its intermediates and the increased shutdown of factories for maintenance. Benzofuran, the intermediate of azoxystrobin technical, was still in short supply. Carbendazim technical and thiophanate-methyl technical continued to be in short supply, which was due to the strict environmental compliance inspections of Ningxia. There was a great shortage of the fluazinam technical, attributable to the restricted supply of intermediates and low-capacity running when purchase orders were placed from downstream buyers. 
 
Prices of some fungicides as below:
Product(TC)
Price(000 RMB/ton)
Difenoconazole
245
Propiconazole
135
Hexaconazole
170
Tebuconazole
135
Pyraclostrobin
230
Azoxystrobin
350
Carbendazim
38
Thiophanate-methyl
33
Fluazinam
300

Conclusion

Work safety and environmental compliance inspections still have a very important influence on the regulated operation of the industry. Off-peak production arrangement during the winter poses a new challenge to the whole industry. The low-season and low-capacity running of the conventional chemical industry is creating a serious conflict between supply and demand. The prices of the pesticide technical and intermediates are expected to still remain at a high level. 
 
 
Source: AgroNews

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