Market analysis: In December, the domestic traditional off-season for pesticide use led to an overall weak demand in the insecticide market, but the price trends of various varieties showed divergence.
Enterprise dynamics: Hailir's released the announcement for the 2025 semi-annual and third-quarter performance briefing; Hengke Chemical's 10,000 t/a chlorantraniliprole product technical renovation project's environmental impact (EI) report was made public before the approval; Inner Mongolia Benxing's 47,320 t/a pesticide intermediates and TC project entered the approval public notice stage; Limin Co. increased the product prices of abamectin and emamectin benzoate TC and related formulations.
Policy: To regulate online pesticide sales and promote the healthy and orderly development of the industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China issued the 2026 Internet Pesticide Business Special Governance Action Plan; at the same time, Yunnan Province issued the No. 1 General Forest Chief Order for 2025, calling for strengthened forest and grassland pest control work to ensure biological and ecological safety.
Trade analysis: From Jan. to Oct. 2025, China's export volume of insecticide formulations reached 514,377.10 tons, a YoY increase of 27.42%; the export value increased by 16.72% YoY, while the average export price per unit decreased by 8.39% YoY, showing an export trend of increasing volume and decreasing price.
Pests: The fall armyworm is expected to occur moderately in winter corn in Guangdong Province; at the same time, Guizhou Province is in the sowing period for summer-harvested legume crops, and affected by the La Niña phenomenon, it is anticipated that the cowpea weevil epidemic will generally reach a moderate to severe level of occurrence, necessitating timely monitoring and control measures.

