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.
The export volume of technical material was 20.723 tons representing a value of 98 million USD.
The average price of glyphosate was 4.69 USD/kg which was 0.05 USD/kg less compared to August.
The export of glyphosate formulation was 25.012 tons representing a value of 61 million USD
The major formulation types were aqueous solution (AS*) and soluble granular (SG). The volume, average price and value of glyphosate categories are summarized in the table below:
Volume, Price and Value of the Major Exported Glyphosate Products | |||
Product Category | Volume(kg) | Average Price(USD/kg) | Value(USD) |
Glyphosate TC 95% | 20,260,950 | 4.69 | 96,057,374 |
glyphosate-isopropyl ammonium 41% AS* | 16,242,851 | 2.11 | 33,223,257 |
glyphosate-isopropyl ammonium 51% AS* | 3,528,202 | 2.69 | 9,338,363 |
glyphosate-isopropyl ammonium 62% AS* | 2,957,562 | 3.00 | 8,491,251 |
glyphosate ammonium 75.7% SG | 1,946,235 | 4.75 | 9,046,808 |
glyphosate TC 97% | 462,000 | 4.46 | 2,080,680 |
glyphosate ammonium 88.8% SG | 155,004 | 4.43 | 665,669 |
glyphosate-isopropyl ammonium 48% AS* | 143,002 | 2.00 | 287,611 |
glyphosate potassium salt 62.2% AS* | 22,080 | 2.68 | 59,201 |
glyphosate ammonium 74.7% SG | 17,896 | 5.16 | 92,345 |
Total | 45,735,783 | — | 159,342,559 |
A total of 149 companies exported these glyphosate products to 84 destination countries and regions.
Jiangsu Good Harvest-Weien Agrochemical was the largest exporter. It exported 2, 612 tons of glyphosate TC and 2,610 tons of glyphosate formulations.
The top 10 export destinations sourced 26,407 tons of glyphosate from China.
The volume of the top 10 Chinese exporters and the top 10 destinations are summarized at below tables:
The Name and Volume of the Top 10 Glyphosate Exporting Comanies | ||
No. | Chinese Exporter | Volume(kg) |
1 | Jiangsu Good Harvest-Weien Agrochemical | 5,221,782 |
2 | Sichuan Leshan Fuhua Tongda Agrochemical Technology Co.,Ltd. | 3,860,949 |
3 | Jiangsu Nantong Jiangshan Pesticide & Chemical Co.,Ltd. | 3,563,682 |
4 | Shandong Weifang Rainbow Chemical Co.,Ltd. | 3,382,886 |
5 | Zhejiang Jinfanda Biochemical Co.,Ltd. | 2,992,598 |
6 | Jiangsu Zhenjiang Jiangnan Chemical Co.,Ltd. | 2,621,520 |
7 | Zhejiang Wynca Chemical Industrial Croup Co. Ltd. | 2,479,352 |
8 | Jiangsu Youth Chemical Co.,Ltd. | 2,080,000 |
9 | Zhejiang Jinfanda Import & Export Trading Co. , Ltd. | 1,813,280 |
10 | Leshan Fuhua Tongda Trading Co. , Ltd. | 1,540,000 |
Volume and Value of the Top 10 Export Destinations | |||
No. | Export Destination | Volume(kg) | Value(USD) |
1 | Brazil | 6,358,700 | 28,735,833 |
2 | Australia | 5,877,252 | 19,918,728 |
3 | Argentina | 4,785,700 | 22,588,891 |
4 | the United States | 3,799,700 | 17,351,963 |
5 | Thailand | 1,662,685 | 3,063,557 |
6 | Malaysia | 1,654,086 | 6,478,036 |
7 | Indonesia | 1,535,402 | 5,822,043 |
8 | the Philippines | 1,454,805 | 3,287,118 |
9 | Uruguay | 1,178,518 | 3,978,545 |
10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,100,063 | 2,596,046 |
