According to the new data released by the Pesticide Control Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture, the proportion gap between the proportion of traditional Chinese medicine and the proportion of preparations in the export of pesticides in the first quarter of this year has widened, and preparations play a leading role. The increasing export proportion of pesticide preparations with high added value shows that China's pesticide export structure is further rationalized, and also reflects the improvement of China's pesticide preparation production level.

It is understood that China's pesticide exports account for half of the total domestic output. In 2013, China produced 3.1895 million tons of pesticides and exported 1.6219 million tons. Pesticide exports accounted for 50.85% of pesticide production.

According to Zhang Wenjun, director of the Pesticide Control Institute of the Ministry of Pesticide, with the improvement of the level of the pesticide industry in recent years, the pesticide export pattern has undergone gratifying changes. Among them, the significant change is reflected in the increasing proportion of pesticide preparations in exports, while the proportion of technical drugs is getting smaller and smaller. This made a substantive breakthrough in 2013. In 2013, the import and export of pesticide technical drugs decreased for the first time, and the import and export of preparations continued to increase. The growth of pesticide import and export trade was only driven by preparations for the first time. In 2013, the volume and value of pharmaceutical exports were 9926000 tons and 3.441 billion dollars, with growth rates of 15.86% and 25.47% respectively; Accounting for 61.20% and 40.37% of total exports. The quantity and value of technical drug exports were 629200 tons and 5082 million US dollars, down 15.26% and 0.75% respectively; It accounted for 38.80% and 59.63% of the total exports, which decreased by 8 percentage points and 6 percentage points respectively.

In the first quarter of this year, pesticide trade continued the momentum of 2013 and the export structure was further optimized. According to Zhang Wenjun's analysis, the quantity and amount of pesticide exports this year have a stable trend, and the average export price has risen. The export of pesticides in the first quarter was 428500 tons, down 3.64% year on year; The export value was 2.190 billion US dollars, up 0.18% year on year.

The preparation plays the leading role. The export volume of preparations in the first quarter was 275500 tons, up 2.95% year on year, accounting for 64.28%; The export value was US $964 million, up 10.37% year on year, accounting for 44.02%.

Zhang Wenjun also analyzed other characteristics of pesticide export. From the perspective of export regions, Asia and South America led the export market, with the export volume reaching 168000 tons and 77600 tons respectively; Africa has highlighted its potential, with its export growth rate reaching 19.9%. From the perspective of export types, the quantity and amount of herbicides exported still ranked the first, with the export volume of 298800 tons and the export amount of 1.325 billion dollars; Both the quantity and price of pesticides increased, with the growth rate of 8.84% and 11.99% respectively. In terms of export varieties, the export quantity of glyphosate took the lead, reaching 133300 tons, accounting for 31.3%; The export value of paraquat increased by 43.28%.

Cao Chengyu, Deputy Secretary-General of China Pesticide Industry Association, said that the changes in China's pesticide import and export were very gratifying. The year-on-year growth of the amount of pharmaceutical exports was much more than the growth of the export volume, which also reflected the improvement of China's pesticide industry, especially the level of pharmaceutical production. However, compared with foreign countries, there is still a big gap in the production of pesticide preparations in China. China's pesticide enterprises still have great potential in creating independent brands in the international market. (Window of Business in Inner Mongolia)