Insecticides China Monthly Report

Market analysis: In July, the prices of insecticides were generally stable, with some product prices experiencing a slight decrease. Among the products with price fluctuations, beta-cypermethrin technical (TC) saw a relatively noticeable decrease in price, while the rest of the products remained stable.

Enterprise dynamics: Nanjing Red Sun expects a net loss of USD23.49 million–USD31.83 million in H1 2025, marking a year-on-year shift from profit to loss. In July, the company inked a strategic cooperation pact with Sino-Agri Leading.

Policy:The "General Rules for the Safe Use of Pesticides" NY/T 1276-2025 officially came into effect on 1 July, 2025, aimed at regulating the use of pesticides, ensuring the safety of users, ensuring the quality and safety of agricultural products, protecting the ecological environment, and improving the efficiency of pesticide use; On 2 July, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Heilongjiang issued the Implementation Plan for the Major Crop Pest and Disease Control Project in 2025.

Trade analysis: from Jan. to June 2025, the physical volume of insecticide formulations exported from China reached 261,102.81 tonnes, a YoY increase of 31.85%; the export value rose by 19.99% YoY, while the average export price fell by 8.99% YoY.

Pests: On 1 July, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Liaoning Province released a forecast for the occurrence trend of underground insect pests. in 2025, the occurrence of underground insects in field crops in Liaoning Province will be moderate, with an affected area of about 400,000 hectares.; In 2025, the overall occurrence of pests and diseases in early rice in Fujian Province was relatively lighter than usual. As of the beginning of July, the area affected by diseases and pests in early and medium rice was 199,400 hectares, which was on par with the same period last year and 33% less than usual.