The total sales of the top 100 were 106.33 billion CNY, an increase of 9% on the previous year of 97.92 billion CYN. The qualifying criteria for the top 100 ranking list required a minimum of 350 million CYN per annum turnover, reflecting growth of 17% compared with 2013. 36 of thenm have reached sales of more than 1 billion CNY.

On the 14th of April 2015, China MEP released a draft of “ Interim Measures for the Package Waste Recycling and Disposal of Pesticide” and is currently soliciting opinions from other ministerial authorities. Under the new regulation both pesticide importers and producers will be required to collect and dispose of waste pesticide packaging and other packaging waste.

The amide, sulfonylurea, triketone and tirqazine herbicides have been widely utilized in China for many years. Over reliance on these substances has however caused widespread weed resistance and other pesticide residue issues. In addition, China’s vast land mass has a diverse range of tillage methods and weather conditions. As such these widely used herbicides are no longer fit for purpose in a large number of maize plantations. With new formulations and new combination of active ingredients emerging in the market, the number of applications for field trail continues to increase. This article summarizes the maize herbicide field trial applicants, active ingredient, and field trail targets over the course of the last three years.

According to statistics from the China National Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center (NATESC), weed growth in China has increased significantly rising from 74 million hectares in 2000 to 97.34 million hectares in 2013. The increase in weed growth is compounded by an increase in herbicide resistance. The termination of paraquat AS*(aqueous solution) has left a considerable gap in the market and it appears that Glufosinate offers the most economically viable alternative to paraquat. The number of glufosinate registration has significantly increased in recent years. As a green alternative to paraquat, glufosinate has also proven itself to be a more efficient herbicide than glyphosate.

On 16 Dec 2014, the 16th session of the 8th National Expert Committee for Pesticide Registration was held in Beijing. The session reviewed the full registration of novel active ingredients of 15 products, which were submitted by 8 applicants.

According to statistics from China’s Customs bureau, China exported 45.736 tons of glyphosate in September 2014 representing an export value of 159 million USD which compared to the previous month represents a 15.6% drop in volume and a 19.4% drop in value.

On 21 Nov 2014, China ICAMA issued a notice opening 3 draft guidelines for agrochemical testing to public comment. The 3 guidelines were drafted by ICAMA and are open for public comment until 30 November:

On 14 Nov 2014, MoA issued a public consulation notice on the draft alteration of 103 pesticide maximum residue limits for 2, 4-D butylate and other 57 pesticide active ingredients.

China MoA has revoked 12 pesticide registration certificates from 9 domestic producers for substandard or counterfeit pesticide.