With the markup of raw materials, the prices of most pesticides are rising in China. The big influence will appear at especially the manufacturing of organophosphorus products. The pesticides will face not only the markup problem, but also short supply of raw materials due to power shortage in southwest China.

At the moment there’s very limit stocks in the market. Flooding orders have led to heavy production task. The manufacturer can hardly maintain their price as a matter of fact that the cost of raw material has increased so much. Both the big and small factories have a long list of production schedule and most are unable to offer quotations. All manufacturers are observing the market trend.

The entire situation indicated that, the pesticides are in short supply within few months, it may last until February next year. To ensure on time delivery, buyers are encouraged to confirm the orders promptly.

By Jane

This year the purchase season in Brazil was delayed until beginning of October. It was clear that most of the exported pesticides are for the use on soybean crop, this has proved that the soybean plantation increased rapidly.

Crop planted area in Brazil did not fluactuated much in 2009, but soybean coverage has replaced some other crops plantation. Chlorimuron and some other pesticides that used on soybeans were nearly sold off. Due to late arrival of the purchase season, Brazilian pesticide market prices were relatively low. However, Acephate's price has increased continuously, this active ingredient has been prohibited for certain crops, and it will be totally banned in October 2013 for the use on soybean and cotton.

In contrast, almost all Glyphosate related prices are in a falling trend. The anti-dumpling tax for exported Glyphosate from China will be re-evaluated in February 2010.

From http://www.chinapesticide.gov.cn/doc09/09113002.html

By Lynn

News from Datong investigation team of the National Statistics Bureau, the CPI rose 0.9% in Nov. compared to Oct. in Shanghai, which was run in the positive range in the past four months. The PPI fell 12.77% compared to last year.

Data shows food prices rose 6.8%, medical treatment increased 4.2%, tobacco product and drinking prices rose 1.5%, clothing prices fell 8.0%, transport and communications prices fell 3.8%, entertainment and educational products and services prices fell 1.9%, housing prices fell 1.0%, household equipment and maintenance services fell 0.5%.

The rising of prices mainly due to increasing prices of rice and flour which were continuously at high end this year. Pork prices began to rebound in June and the snow affected the prices of fresh vegetables. Medicine, gold jewelry, as well as higher prices of natural gas and electricity power, which were also affected the rising cost of other commodities. Price decline is mainly due to the delayed impact of financial crisis which resulted in the continuously falling industrial consumer goods prices.

The PPI fell 12.77% in Nov. compared to last year, same as last month. The raw materials, fuel and power purchase price rose 11.06% compared to Oct. and rose 1.93% compared with last year. During the investigation of the 25 industrial sectors, there are nine industrial sectors showed increases in the price trend, in which, there are 3 sectors that the margin of prices was larger and more than 10%. 12 industrial sectors are in declining price trend, in which, there are 6 sectors that the drop of prices was larger than 10%.

From:http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/20091218/09117123182.shtml

By Alex