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Fungicides China News

Vol.2 Issue 6.2009

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Fungicides China News Vol.2 Issue 6

Fungicides China News Vol.2 Issue 6, 10 June 2009

Content
■ Overview �� 1
China’s fungicides with self-dominated intellectual property right (I)..............................................................1

■ Supply and Demand ��2
Large demand boosts difenoconazole market ...................................................................................................2
Foreign procurement boosts captan & folpet market ........................................................................................3
Isoprothiolane sales robust ................................................................................................................................4
Hymexazol prosperity in April ...........................................................................................................................4

■ Price updates �� 5
Monthly price of key raw materials in Jun. 2009 .............................................................................................. 5
Monthly factory price of main fungicides in Jun. 2009 ....................................................................................6
Monthly Shanghai port price and FOB Shanghai of main fungicides in Jun. 2009 ......................................... 6
Monthly market price of main crops in Jun. 2009 ............................................................................................ 7

■ Pricing �� 7
Most fungicide prices continue downtrend in early June ................................................................................. 7
Jiangsu Chengyang to build 200t/a cyproconazole ..........................................................................................8

■ Company Dynamics ��8
Shanghai carried out a new provision in 1 June ................................................................................................8
Shouguang ShuangXing to build 1,000t/a tebuconazole ..................................................................................9
Jiangsu Taicang to build another 300t/a benomyl technical ......................................................................... 10
Jiangsu Lanfeng’s thiophanate-methyl sees robust demand ..........................................................................11

■ Raw Material, Intermediates and Additives �� 12
JZPC building 100,000t/a m-xylene ............................................................................................................... 12

■ Disease �� 13
Potato late blight to prevail in China ............................................................................................................... 13
Serious wheat stripe rust and powdery mildew in Henan ............................................................................... 14

■ Registration �� 15
Fungicide registration in May 2009 .................................................................................................................15
Metalaxyl mixed formulation registration soars in China............................................................................... 16

■ Policy �� 17
Shandong to boost 6 fungicide projects ............................................................................................................17

■ News in brief �� 18
Guangdong enters peak season of rice diseases .............................................................................................. 18
Registration situation of flutriafol technical in China ..................................................................................... 18
Wheat leaf rust outbreak in Henan ................................................................................................................. 18
Jiangsu Limin’s 100t/a difenoconazole project to launch in July................................................................... 19

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Headlines of Fungicides
Welcome to the June issue of Fungicides China News, China News 0906
published by CCM International, a professional consulting
company which has been extensively and intently focusing
on dynamics of China’s fungicides industry. This newsletter  China has developed 14 fungicides with self-
has covered fungicide market overview, supply & demand, dominated intellectual property right, and
price update, company dynamics, policies, registrations, etc. commercially produced most.
 Owing to large demand both at home and abroad,
difenoconazole technical supply is very tight in May
China’s fungicide industry has witnessed fast development 2009.
in recent years, especially in 2008, with output growth of
43.1%, to 196,000 tonnes from 137,000 tonnes in 2007.  Some foreign producers have suspended production
Meanwhile, the international trade has grown largely. of captan and folpet technical, which will boost
production and export of these two export-oriented
fungicides in China.
This issue covers overview of Chinese fungicides with self-  With the coming of peak season for rice blast control,
dominated intellectual property right, supply & demand isoprothiolane production and sales have been
of difenoconazole, captan and folpet, isoprothiolane, robust.
hymexazol, dynamics of Jiangsu Chengyang, Shouguang
Shuangxing, Jiangsu Taicang and Jiangsu Lanfeng,  Hymexazol has enjoyed a promising market since
registration and price situation of popular fungicides, April 2009, which has boosted stable production in
disease forecast on potato and wheat, etc. domestic market.
 Price of most popular fungicides continues to
decrease in early June, some even reaching the
During 2009 and beyond we will cover a wide variety of lowest level in recent years.
topics relevant to China’s fungicides market, including
market/consumption dynamics, related policies/legislations,  Jiangsu Chengyang is registering 95%
disease dynamics, fungicide production situation, cyproconazole technical and planning to build a 200t/
international cooperation, new products, etc. a cyproconazole technical production line in its new
plant located in Nanjing.

If there are specific topics you would like to see us cover or  Shouguang Shuangxing is to launch a 1,000t/a
would like to investigate any of the subjects covered in more tebuconazole technical production line in the end of
detail, please contact us - CCM International. 2009
 Jiangsu Taicang plans to build another 300t/a
benomyl technical production line in its new plant
located in Rugao County, thus expanding its total
benomyl capacity to 900t/a.
 Jiangsu Lanfeng, the largest thiophanate-methyl
Key companies covered in this issue producer with capacity of 4,500~5,000t/a in China, is
embracing robust demand at home and abroad.
 Jiangsu Zhongxin Petrochemical Company now is
building a 100,000t/a m-xylene production line.
 Potato late blight has occurred severely in Chongqing
and Sichuan by mid May 2009, with stricken area
increasing by 87.7% and 37.0% respectively over the
same period of last year
 Wheat stripe rust and powdery mildew, which
occurred more severely in 2009 with large stricken
areas, has promoted a remarkable demand growth
for triazole fungicides.
 Chinese fungicide registrations in May 2009 had
a great decrease compared with April. Only 12
fungicide technical were registered.
 The registration for Metalaxyl mixed formulations has
soared in 2008 and 2009, compared with almost no
technical or single formulation registration in the past
ten years.
 Shandong releases guiding opinions on local
pesticide industry and plans to boost 6 fungicide
projects.

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■ Overview
China’s fungicides with self-dominated intellectual property right (I)

C hina has developed 14 fungicides
with self-dominated intellectual
property right, all of which were
FIGURE 2: Structure formula of
SYP-Z071
resistance when used with other
fungicides. According to field test
result of tomato botrytis cinerea
registered in the Institute for the control from SYRICI, control effect
Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of 25% SYP-Z048 EC reaches 89.79%
of Agriculture (ICAMA), and most with dosage of 400 g(i.a.)/ha., higher
of them have been commercially than that of 40% pyrimethanil SC
produced by domestic companies. Source: SYRICI and 50% procymidone WP (Pls refer
to Fungicides China News 0905, Page
In this issue, CCM would like to SYRICI has completed technological 1).
introduce 4 of these fungicides, upgrade of SYP-Z071 by launching
developed by Shenyang Research a new production line with SYP-1620
Institute of Chemical Industry enestroburin technical capacity of
(SYRICI). 10t/a in late 2008. SYRICI can also SYP-1620, a new strobilurin fungicide
produce SYP-Z071 formulation: 25% with broad-range of fungicidal
SYP-Z071 EC, with capacity of 40t/a. activity, developed by SYRICI in
Flumorph 1999, is highly effective in controlling
25% SYP-Z071 EC has better control wheat powder mildew, wheat rust,
Flumorph, with CAS name of effect on cucumber downy mildew rice blast, rice false smut, banana leaf
4-[3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(4- than some traditional fungicides such spot, apple alternaria leaf spot, etc.
fluoro-phenyl)-1-oxo-2-propenyl] as mancozeb WP, with application
morpholine, is the first fungicide dosage of 100~200g(i.a.)/ha.. And FIGURE 4: Structural formula of
with self-dominated intellectual compared with isoprothiolane, 25% SYP-1620
property right in China, developed SYP-Z071 EC has lower risk for
by Liu Changling of SYRICI in 1994. fungicide resistance of rice blast.
FIGURE 1: Structure formula of
SYP-Z048
flumorph
SYP-Z048, a new pyridine oxazoline
Source: SYRICI
fungicide with novel structure
(FIGURE 3) and unique action SYP-1620 was firstly produced in
mechanism, has good control 2004 in the Pilot Plant of SYRICI, the
effect on crop diseases induced by only producer in the world. SYRICI
Source: SYRICI
ascomycetes, basidiomycetes and developed its first formulation,
deuteromycetes, such as botrytis 5% SYP-1620 EC in 2006, and
Flumorph has been granted cinerea on tomato and cucumber. started commercial production of
patents both in China and the U.S. another formulation, 20% SYP-
Commercial production of this FIGURE 3: Structural formula of
1620·tebuconazole SC this year.
fungicide started in 1999, using SYP-Z048
catechol as starting raw material. It is Up to now, SYRICI has obtained four
mainly used to control Peronospora Chinese patents and one American
and Phytophthora diseases, such patent for SYP-1620 since 1999,
as downy mildew on cucumber, including a Chinese patent for
cabbage and grape, phytophthora 20% SYP-1620·tebuconazole SC
blight on pepper and tomato, etc., (ZL03134025.3).
with application dosage of 150g(a.i.)/ Source: SYRICI
ha. SYP-1620 has been promoted
SYP-Z048, with broad-spectrum and
well in the control of wheat
self-dominated intellectual property
powder mildew and banana leaf
Enestroburin (SYP-Z071) right, is highly effective in controlling
spot, in Shandong province and
various crop diseases, such as
South China respectively, with
Enestroburin, with test number of cucumber scab, cotton fusarium wilt, commercial production of 20% SYP-
SYP-Z071, is a strobilurin fungicide wheat scab, grape brown spot and
1620·tebuconazole SC in 2008.
with broad spectrum and long- botrytis cinerea.
lasting preventive and curative Resemble to the development of
activity, developed by SYRICI and SYP-Z048 is especially effective in SYP-Z071, SYRICI has also completed
granted Chinese patent. botrytis cinerea control, compared technological upgrade of SYP-1620 by
with such fungicides as pyrimethanil launching a new production line with
and procymidone. In addition, technical capacity of 10t/a.
SYP-Z048 won’t lead to cross

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Comments period (1995-2000). at the field test stage by SYRICI, with
test numbers of SYP-3375, SYP-3343,
China is making great efforts in SYRICI, as the first comprehensive SYP-3759.
pesticide independent innovation, R&D unit for China’s chemical
with pesticide development listed industry, has contributed a lot in CCM will continue to introduce
in the Guideline of Medium- and developing China’s pesticide industry. other fungicides with self-dominated
Long-Term Program for Science and Except for the above 4 fungicides intellectual property right in China in
Technology (2006-2020). China with Chinese patents having been next issue.
started to build National Pesticide R commercially produced, there are
& D Centers in the 9th Five-year plan other 3 fungicides being developed or

■ Supply and Demand

Large demand boosts difenoconazole market

O wing to large demand both at home and abroad,
difenoconazole technical supply is very tight in
Chinese market in May 2009, which has largely boosted
kasugamycin · copper oxychloride WP, 10%
difenoconazole WG and 20% thiediazole copper SC.
Therefore, more peasants would use 10% difenoconazole
its market. WDG, thus boosting difenoconazole.

In China, most large manufacturers have no Meanwhile, large demand from overseas is another
difenoconazole technical storage at present, due to its important factor boosting tight supply of difenoconazole
tight supply in recent months. technical. As Table 1 shows, Green Agrosino and
Shandong Dongtai export 70% of their difenoconazole
According to Mr. Yang, sales manager from Beijing Green to overseas markets, such as Vietnam, while Shouguang
Agrosino Company (Green Agrosino), the company’s ShuangXing exports 50% of its difenoconazole output.
difenoconazole technical supply is very tight and is not According to Ms. Liu, difenoconazole technical are well
able to satisfy new orders until Jun. 2009. sold both in domestic and overseas market at present.
And Shandong Shouguang ShuangXing Pesticide
Company (Shouguang ShuangXing) isn’t able to satisfy With difenoconazole technical tight supply in Chinese
new difenoconazole technical orders until late Jun. 2009, market, many companies have registered its technical
according to Ms. Liu, sales manager from the company. and formulations. Difenoconazole were the most popular
fungicide registered in Apr. 2009 (Pls refer to Fungicides
Tight supply of difenoconazole technical is mainly due to China News 0905, P15). Besides, some companies like
the following three reasons: Shouguang ShuangXing are expending their capacity/
output. According to Ms. Liu, Shouguang ShuangXing
With pesticide consumption entering peak season in will expend its difenoconazole technical output to 20t/
China at present, especially in South China, domestic month in H2 2009.
demand for difenoconazole technical is very large, as most
difenoconazole formulation producers in China are busy However, difenoconazole price has reduced to
producing. According to Shandong Dongtai Agrochemical USD32,178/t in early May, compared with USD35,103/
Company, the company sells difenoconazole technical t in May 2008, as shown in Figure 5, mainly due to the
very well in economic crop planting regions in the south global financial crisis. It is predicted that difenoconazole
of China. technical supply will continue to be tight in the near
future, as fruit disease occurrence will be severe in recent
Besides,� 10% difenoconazole WDG is among the months, which may drive its price up in near future.
four formulations recommended by National Agro-
Tech Extension and Service Center (NATESC) in Difenoconazole, a systemic fungicide with broad
Mar. 2009, which include 2% kasugamycin AS, 47% spectrum, provides long-lasting preventive and
TABLE 1: Current production situation of major difenoconazole technical producers
Production
Output
Capacity (t/ Production Export
Producers (t/
a) status proportion
month)
Beijing Green Agrosino Company 200
15 Tight 70%
Shandong Dongtai Agrochemical Company 300 20 Tight 70%
Jiangsu Sevencontinent Green Chemical Company N/A 10 Normal N/A
Shandong Shouguang ShuangXing Pesticide Company 300 10
Tight 50%

Source: Shanghai metal website



curative activity against ascomycetes, basidiomycetes difenoconazole EC and 37% difenoconazole WDG are
and deuteromycetes, including alternaria, ascochyta, most commonly used single formulations in China,
cercospora, cercosporidium, colletotrichum, guignardia, while difenoconazole + propiconazole is the major
mycosphaerella, rhizoctonia, septoria, uncinula, etc. difenoconazole mixed formulation.

At present, 10% difenoconazole WDG, 25%
TABLE 1: Current production situation of major difenoconazole technical producers

40,000

35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000
May-08 Jun-08 Jul-08 Aug-08 Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09
Difenoconazole

Source: CCM International

Foreign procurement boosts captan & folpet market

S ome foreign producers have suspended technical production of captan and folpet, which is to boost production and
export of these two export-oriented fungicides in China.

Captan and folpet are broad-spectrum fungicides used to control various vegetable diseases, such as downy mildew,
powdery mildew and anthracnose, as well as early blight and late blight of tomato and potato.

The two fungicides have the same capacity in China, as they can be produced by the same production line. Captan and
folpet are export-oriented fungicides, with most of the output exported to Europe, South America, South Africa, etc.

Yingde Greatchem Chemicals Company (Yingde Greatchem) is producing technical of captan and folpet tightly at
present thanks to large demand from overseas. It won’t accept new orders until mid June 2009, according to Mr. Bi,
sales manager from the company.

Ningbo Zhenhai Hodak Agrochemicals Company (Ningbo Zhenhai Hodak) and Zhejiang Rayfull Holding Company
(Zhejiang Rayfull) only produce these two products by orders.

Technical supply of captan and folpet is tight in China at present, as some foreign producers have suspended production
due to capital shortage caused by global financial crisis. Besides, with higher production cost in the overseas, many
formulation processors would like to import technical from China to reduce production cost. Both of these aspects has
boosted captan and flopet demand.

It is predicted that captan and folpet are expected to have a promising market in near future. Currently, some
companies, such as Yingde Greatchem, are expanding technical capacity of captan and folpet in order to satisfy the large
export. According to Mr. Bi, Yingde Greatchem will double its captan technical capacity in Aug. ~ Sep.2009.

TABLE 2: Technical export situation of captan and folpet

Company Capacity (t/a) Export destination
France, Spain, Turkey, Suriname, Lithuania,
Changzhou Pangu Chemical Company 800~900
South Africa
Ecuador, Guatemala, Ukraine, Jordan, Dominican
Ningbo Zhenhai Hodak Agrochemicals Company 600~700
Rep, Chile, South Africa
Yingde Greatchem Chemicals Company 500~600 Spain, South Africa, Europe, South America
Zhejiang Rayfull Holding Company 400~500 Europe, South America




Isoprothiolane sales robust

W ith the coming of peak season
for rice blast occurrence
since late Apr. 2009, isoprothiolane
application volume mainly depends
on disease degree, so isoprothiolane
demand mainly depends as well.
Isoprothiolane technical produced by
Zhejiang Linghua Industry Company
production and sales have been is not sold in the market. The
robust in China. China has currently 3 major company uses the product itself to
isoprothiolane technical producers, produce 30% and 40% isoprothiolane
Rice blast has occurred seriously about 40 single formulation EC.
in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, producers and more than 30
Jiangxi and Hunan at present, due mixed formulation producers, with However, Hunan Hengyang
to favorable temperature and large- technical capacity of 10,000t/a, Roymaster Bio-pesticide Company
scale adoption of non-resistant rice output of 5, 000t/a and demand of suspended isoprothiolane production
varieties this year. China has entered 1,000~2,000t/a at present. to focus on glyphosate in H2 2008,
the peak season for rice blast control according to Ms. Lin from the
(Pls refer to Fungicides China News As Table 3 shows, Sichuan Academy company.
0905, P13). and Sichuan Chuandong are
producing isoprothiolane technical As for price of isoprothiolane
In China, three kinds of fungicides, tightly. According to Ms. Yuan, technical, it has reduced to
including tricyclazole, isoprothiolane director from Guanghan Testing USD4,270/t in early May from
and iprobenfos, are commonly Workshop of Sichuan Academy, USD 5,400/t in 2008, mainly due
used to control rice blast, among isoprothiolane is under short supply to significant price drop of raw
which tricyclazole is mainly for rice both at home and abroad currently. materials. Isoprothiolane sales
blast prevention, iprobenfos for volume is expected to rise this year,
both prevention and treatment and Sichuan Chuandong exports 60% as more growers will be able to offer
isoprothiolane for treatment. of its isoprothiolane output to the lower price and rice blast occurrence
overseas, such as Southeast Asia. Its situation is severe this year with
Isoprothiolane is an organic domestic market has also started up estimated stricken area of 5.60
phosphine fungicide with high thanks to the coming of peak season million hectares.
efficacy against rice blast. Occurrence for isoprothiolane sales, according
of rice blast mainly depends on to Mr. Zheng, manager from the
weather, while isoprothiolane company.

TABLE 3: Current production situation of isoprothiolane technical producers
Output (t/month) Production
Company
status
Sichuan Academy of Chemical Industry Research & Design (Sichuan Academy)
300~400 Tight
Sichuan Chuandong Agrochemicals Company(Sichuan Chuandong)
80 Tight

Zhejiang Linghua Industry Company (Zhejiang Linghua)
40~50 Normal

Hunan Hengyang Roymaster Bio-pesticide Company (Hengyang Roymaster)
0 Suspended


Hymexazol prosperity in April

A fter the slack demand from late 2008 to early 2009,
hymexazol has enjoyed a promising market since
this April, as the peak season for rice seedling blight
hydrochloride, raw materials for hymexazol technical
production, have kept stable in terms of price and supply
recently. Accordingly, price of hymexazol technical
occurrence (June and July) is coming. Despite the gloomy remained relatively stable in May, going down slightly
export, robust domestic demand still promotes stable from 25,000USD/t in Jan. to 23,500USD/t, when a
production of hymexazol technical. majority of pesticides witnessed serious price drop in H1
2009.
Hymexazol has enjoyed a thriving market both at home
and abroad in 2008 and is expected to enjoy a promising Currently, 99% hymexazol technical becomes more and
market in the future years. more popular in China, while 95% and 97% technical still
dominate the overseas market. The producers begin to
Besides, with increasing demand of hymexazol in pay more attention to domestic market and promote 99%
domestic market, methyl acetoacetate and Hydroxylamine hymexazol technical to foreign users (Table 4).



Hymexazol, a systemic fungicide decompose into compounds with low
According to Mr. Zhang, sales with high efficacy and low toxicity, toxicity.
manager from Weifang Tianda is usually used as a soil disinfectant
Plants Protection Co., Ltd, with by binding with iron and aluminum Relevant news link: Hymexazol
registration in May 2008 and ions to inhibit germination of spores. market promising in China
technical innovation in late 2008, Hymexazol can be absorbed by and (Fungicides Newsletter 0902, Page 2,
the company has started to produce transfer across plant roots, and by CCM International)
99% hymexazol technical in large generate two glucosides in plants
scale and achieved good sales in early to improve physiological activity of In China, hymexazol had witnessed
2009. The company has hymexazol crops, thus promoting crop growth a thriving market both at home and
technical capacity of 200t/a. Its and root tillering, increasing root abroad in 2008, and was expected
export proportion in the total output hair and improving root activity. to have a promising market in the
reduces to 25% in May from 60% in future years. To satisfy the future
Jan. 2009 (Table 4). As a broad-spectrum fungicide, demand in the peak season from
hymexazol has good effects Apr. to Sep. 2009, most Chinese
Mr. Li, salesman from Shandong against various crops diseases hymexazol technical producers have
Qiaochang Chemical Co., Ltd, induced by fusarium, pythium spp, continued production even in slack
claimed that the company still mainly rhizoctonia, etc, especially for the season, from late 2008 to early 2009.
produces 95% hymexazol technical, control of seedling blight on rice
as 99% technical hasn’t been well and sugarbeet and fusarium wilt
promoted yet. ‘We still largely rely on on watermelon. It has small effect
export at present, but we’re planning on bacteria and actinomycetes in
to produce 99% technical and adjust soil, thus exerting little impact on
export proportion in the future,’ says microbiological ecology. Besides, it
Mr. Li. is environmentally friendly as it can

TABLE 3: Current production situation of isoprothiolane technical producers

Export proportion
Capacity
Producer Export destination
(t/a) 2009.01 2009.05

Weifang Tianda Plants Protection Company
200 50~60% 20%~30% Southeast Asia, East Europe
Shandong Qiaochang Chemical Company
200 60% 45%~55% Middle East, East Europe


■ Price updates

Monthly price of key raw materials in Jun� 2009
Factory price Market price
Raw material/
10 Jun. 2009 10 May 2009 Jun. 2008 10Jun. 2009 10 May 2009 Jun. 2008
intermediates
USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t
2,6-Dimethyl aniline 12,097 82,700 12,120 82,700 18,747 129,300 12,141 83,000 12,164 83,000 18,798 129,650
Copper oxychloride 4,052 27,700 4,060 27,700 5,314 36,650 4,096 28,000 4,104 28,000 5,365 37,000
Cuprous oxide 6,100 41,700 6,112 41,700 8,939 61,650 6,143 42,000 6,155 42,000 8,989 62,000
M-xylene 1,682 11,500 1,715 11,700 2,269 15,650 1,726 11,800 1,759 12,000 2,320 16,000
Nitrobenzene 790 5,400 791 5,400 1,254 8,650 834 5,700 835 5,700 1,305 9,000
1,2,4-Triazole 5,734 39,200 5,818 39,700 6,909 47,650 5,778 39,500 5,862 40,000 6,959 48,000
Sulphur 88 600 91 620 239 1,650 95 650 106 720 290 2,000




Monthly factory price of main fungicides in Jun� 2009

10 Jun. 2009 10 May 2009 Jun. 2008 10 Jun. 2009 10 May 2009
Technical Formulation
USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t
Dimethomorph 16,339 111,700 16,810 114,700 18,073 124,650 50% WP 10,122 69,200 10,215 69,700
Chlorothalonil 5,076 34,700 5,305 36,200 5,749 39,650 75% WP 4,198 28,700 4,646 31,700
Mancozeb 3,467 23,700 3,547 24,200 4,299 29,650 80% WP 3,320 22,700 3,400 23,200
Isoprothiolane 4,198 28,700 4,280 29,200 5,604 38,650 - - - - -
Carbendazim 3,759 25,700 4,060 27,700 7,054 48,650 50% SC 2,443 16,700 2,521 17,200
Sulphur 351 2,400 366 2,500 1,051 7,250 50% SC 322 2,200 352 2,400
Phosethyl Al 2,516 17,200 2,667 18,200 4,081 28,150 - - - - -
Triadimefon 7,855 53,700 8,163 55,700 9,663 66,650 15% WP 1,711 11,700 2,081 14,200
Tebuconazole 14,262 97,500 14,319 97,700 18,798 129,650 - - - - -
Tricyclazole 7,562 51,700 7,577 51,700 7,924 54,650 - - - - -
Propiconazole 27,748 189,700 30,001 204,700 30,397 209,650 - - - - -
Metalaxyl 19,703 134,700 21,207 144,700 26,047 179,650 - - - - -
Prochloraz 7,416 50,700 7,577 51,700 11,766 81,150 - - - - -
Difenoconazole 32,136 219,700 32,199 219,700 36,196 249,650 - - - - -
Propamocarb 6,538 44,700 7,137 48,700 8,141 56,150 - - - - -


Monthly Shanghai port price and FOB Shanghai of main fungicides in Jun� 2009

Shanghai port price FOB Shanghai Shanghai port price

10 Jun. 10 May
Technical 10 Jun. 2009 10 May 2009 Jun. 2008 Formulation 10 Jun. 2009 10 May 2009
2009 2009

USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t USD/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t

Dimethomorph 16,383 112,000 16,854 115,000 18,124 125,000 15,753 16,205 50% WP 10,166 69,500 10,259 70,000
Chlorothalonil
5,120 35,000 5,349 36,500 5,800 40,000 4,974 5,195 75% WP 4,242 29,000 4,690 32,000
Mancozeb
3,511 24,000 3,591 24,500 4,350 30,000 3,435 3,511 80% WP 3,364 23,000 3,444 23,500
Isoprothiolane
4,242 29,000 4,323 29,500 5,655 39,000 4,135 4,213 - - - - -
Carbendazim
3,803 26,000 4,104 28,000 7,104 49,000 3,715 4,002 50% SC 2,487 17,000 2,565 17,500
Sulphur
395 2,700 410 2,800 1,102 7,600 453 468 50% SC 366 2,500 396 2,700
Phosethyl Al
2,560 17,500 2,711 18,500 4,132 28,500 2,525 2,670 - - - - -
Triadimefon
7,899 54,000 8,207 56,000 9,714 67,000 7,634 7,930 15% WP 1,755 12,000 2,125 14,500
Tebuconazole 14,306 97,800 14,363 98,000 18,849 130,000 13,765 13,820 - - - - -
Tricyclazole
7,606 52,000 7,621 52,000 7,974 55,000 7,354 7,369 - - - - -
Propiconazole
27,792 190,000 30,045 205,000 30,448 210,000 26,672 28,828 - - - - -
Metalaxyl
19,747 135,000 21,251 145,000 26,098 180,000 18,973 20,412 - - - - -
Prochloraz
7,460 51,000 7,621 52,000 11,817 81,500 7,214 7,369 - - - - -
Difenoconazole
32,180 220,000 32,243 220,000 36,247 250,000 30,871 30,932 - - - - -
Propamocarb 6,582 45,000 7,181 49,000 8,192 56,500 6,374 6,948 - - - - -




Monthly market price of main crops in Jun� 2009
10 Jun. 2009 10 May 2009 Jun. 2008
Crops
USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t

Wheat 268 1,830 268 1,827 231 1,592
Yellow maize 227 1,554 227 1,546 238 1,639
Peanut Kernel 917 6,267 1,011 6,900 1,179 8,130
Indica rice 404 2,759 404 2,758 393 2,709
Japonica rice 490 3,350 481 3,280 441 3,040
Banana 834 5,700 821 5,600 580 4,000
Cucumber 176 1,200 322 2,200 174 1,200
Apple 878 6,000 806 5,500 797 5,500


■ Pricing

Most fungicide prices continue downtrend in early June

W ith a sustaining downtrend in May, price of most popular fungicides continues to decrease in early June, some
even reaching the lowest level in recent years, mainly due to export depression.

Price of mancozeb technical, a fungicide with largest capacity in China, has decreased to USD3,511/t in early June,
down 2.23% over the previous month. Mancozeb technical supply still exceeds the demand severely in early June,
leading to more intense competition and continuous price decrease. It is worthy noting that the downtrend has slowed
down, with decrease rate reducing from 5.66% in previous month to 2.23% in early June.

Price of carbendazim technical, the largest domestic benzimidazole fungicide, has declined to USD3,803/t in early
June, down 7.34% over the previous month, reaching the lowest level in recent years. After the sharp slump from
USD6,290/t in Mar. to USD4,242/t in Apr., price of carbendazim technical has dropped slightly, following the
sustaining export depression.

Chlorothalonil technical price has decreased by 4.29% in June, compared with USD5,349/t in May. The price war was
still severe, in which most producers have cut down quotation to capture market share since early 2009.

Similarly, price of some triazole fungicides decreased slightly in early June, after a continuous rebound from February
to April. Prices of tebuconazole, propiconazole and triadimefon have decreased by 0.41%, 7.50% and 3.75% separately
over the previous month, due to the shrinking demand from global market.

However, difenoconazole price has maintained the same level with last month, thanks to its wide use range and
excellent effect. According to Mr. Zhang from Beijing Green Jixi agrosino Biotech Co., Ltd, the company still busily
produces difenoconazole technical though some other pesticides had faced continuous price downtrend. Seeing the
promising market, most Chinese producers plan to expand capacity in the near future.

The sharp downtrend for prochloraz technical price has stopped in early June, though it still drops slightly compared
with last month. Prochloraz technical price has reached the lowest level in recent years to USD7,462, down 2.11% over
the previous month. As an export-oriented with 70% output exported, prochloraz technical has witnessed a price drop
of 37.8% from USD11,988/t in Dec. 2008,. It is estimated that it will continue to drop in the future.

Most fungicide prices haven’t dropped sharply in early June, thanks to the recovery of Chinese economy. However,
with the global financial crisis, fungicide market in China still needs some time to recover in the near future.



■ Company Dynamics

Jiangsu Chengyang to build 200t/a cyproconazole

J iangsu Chengyang Crop
Technological Co., Ltd (Jiangsu
Chengyang) is applying for
technical includes synthesis
and refining of onium salts and
1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-cyclopropyl-
abroad. Some producers began to
produce cyproconazole technical with
small scale in early 2007, though
registration of 95% cyproconazole propane. The company produces without registration. With highest
technical and planning to build a new onium salts using dimethyl sulfoxide price of more than USD130,000/
200t/a cyproconazole production line and dimethyl sulfate as raw materials, t, cyproconazole becomes the most
and locate it in late 2010. avoiding the stench emitted by expensive fungicide in China.
dimethyl sulfide, a raw material used
The production line will be built to produce onium salts by traditional History proved that large numbers
in its new plant located in Nanjing technology. of people would roll in when a
Chemical Industrial Park, together new market shows up. With more
with a 200t/a difenoconazole Furthermore, Jiangsu Chengyang and more companies engaging in
production line, with total investment uses 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2- cyproconazole production and large
of USD15 million. cyclopropyl-propane as intermediate, impact by global financial crisis,
which is much cheaper than cyproconazole price dropped greatly
Mr. Xu from Jiangsu Chengyang 4-chlorophenyl-cyclopropyl-methyl- since 2008, down to USD88,000/t
claims that the new plant is currently ketone adopted in traditional route. recently.
under construction, with the 200t/a Traditional intermediate has so high
cyproconazole technical production price mainly because one of its raw When more and more producers
line under environmental impact material is very expensive, with price eliminated, the survivals began to
assessment. “China has recently no of USD44,000/t. develop new production technology
legal registration for cyproconazole and formally apply for registration.
technical, though some producers Developed by Clariant Corporation These companies, including Jiangsu
have produced and sold this product (previous Sandoz Corporation) in Chengyang, will gradually dominate
illegally. This fungicide is expensive, 1985, cyproconazole is a low toxic Chinese cyproconazole technical
which generates large room for triazole fungicide with high efficacy production in the near future.
profit,’ said Mr. Xu. against powdery mildew, cereal rust,
apple scab, etc.
According to the report for
environmental impact assessment, Domestic cyproconazole production
TABLE 1: Domestic registered epoxiconazole technical producers, 2009

Registration Quoted Price
Fungicides Company Capacity (t/a)
Situation (USD/t)

200 (when
Jiangsu Chengyang Crop Technological Co., Ltd Applying N/A
finish)
Cyproconazole
technical Jiangsu Yancheng Limin Chemical Co., Ltd. 150 Applying 95,187
Zhejiang Shangyu Yinbang Chemical Co., Ltd 100 Applying 77,614
Hunan Xiangda Bide Chemical Co., Ltd Stop production N/A 87,865


production process of cyproconazole is quite novel, although it is mature

Shanghai carried out a new provision in 1 June

S hanghai newly carried out a provision named ‘Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Administration of Operation
and Application of Pesticide’ on 1 June, 2009, which regulates that distribution of pesticides must be unified and
those who purchase highly toxic pesticide must show their ID card. Besides, the provision has suggested a series of
measures strengthening safe management of pesticides.



Shouguang ShuangXing to build 1,000t/a tebuconazole

S handong Shouguang ShuangXing Pesticide Company
(Shouguang ShuangXing) is to build a new 1,000t/a
tebuconazole technical production line in H2 2009, and
Tebuconazole formulations have been promoted well in
domestic market in recent years for the control of various
crop diseases such as rust, powdery mildew and scab. The
expects to launch it in the end of 2009. overseas demand for tebuconazole technical has also kept
robust. Therefore, tebuconazole registration has soared
This tebuconazole technical production line will be in China since 2008 (referred to Fungicides China News
located in Shouguang ShuangXing’s new plant. Mr. Liu, 0905, Page 16), with large production capacity expansion.
manager from the company reveals that the new plant
is currently under construction, located in Shandong Owing to bright market prospect, the company has
Weifang Binhai Economic Development Area. given priority to tebuconazole product development.
The company has previously planned to launch several
Shouguang Shuangxing will use chlorobenzaldehyde, new production lines for different fungicide technical
pinacolone and 1,2,4-triazole purchased from domestic including tebuconazole, difenoconazole, propiconazole
producers as major starting raw materials to produce and mancozeb in H2 2009 when the new plant is finished
tebuconazole technical. construction. However, with export depression caused
by the global financial crisis, the mancozeb technical
After the launch of the production line, 60~70% of capacity expansion, from 500t/a to 3,000~5,000t/a has
tebuconazole technical produced will be exported to the been postponed, and the schedule for difenoconazole and
overseas, including Europe, America and Southeast Asia, propiconazole expansion is uncertain yet.
and the remaining will be consumed by itself to process
formulations such as 12.5% tebuconazole EW, which will Shouguang ShuangXing, established in 1997, is a
be mainly sold in domestic market, according to Mr. Liu. subsidiary of Shandong A & fine Agrochemicals Group.
It has hundreds of registration products such as TC,
According to a principal from Product Information WP, WDG, EC, EW, ME and SL. Its fungicide products
Department of Shouguang Shuangxing, the company is with brand of ‘Shuangxing’, such as propiconazole and
now applying for registration of tebuconazole technical, mancozeb, enjoy good reputation among Chinese crop
and is expected to obtain the certificate in early 2010. growers.

Moreover, Liu claims that construction of this production
line is mainly driven by good market prospect of
tebuconazole technical and formulations.

TABLE 6: Major tebuconazole technical producers in China

Company Production capacity (t/a)
Jiangsu Zhangjiagang No. 2 Pesticide Factory 3,000

Shanghai Shengnong Pesticide Co., Ltd. 2,000

Jiangsu Sevencontinent Green Chemical Co., Ltd. 1,000

Jiangsu Sheyang Huanghai Pesticide Chemical Co., Ltd. 800

Jiangsu Sword Agrochemicals Co., Ltd. 600

Sinochem Ningbo Chemicals Co., Ltd. 500

Jiangsu Flag Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. 300

Jiangsu Tuoqiu Agrochemicals Co., Ltd. 300

Anhui Huaxing Chemical Co., Ltd. 300

Jiangsu Fengdeng Pesticide Co., Ltd. 100

Jilin Agrochemicals Co., Ltd. Of CNPC Jilin Chemical Group 500

Shandong Huayang Technology Co., Ltd. 300

Jiangsu Bailing Agrochemical Co., Ltd. 200

Shanghai Heben-Eastsun Medicaments Co., Ltd. 150




Jiangsu Taicang to build another 300t/a benomyl technical

J iangsu Taicang Agrochemical Company (Jiangsu Taicang) plans to build another 300t/a benomyl technical
production line in its new plant located in Rugao County, and expects to launch it by late 2010, thus expanding its
total benomyl capacity to 900t/a.

As a systemic fungicide with low toxicity, benomyl has high efficacy against diseases of grain, grape, pip fruits,
rice and vegetable caused by ascomycetous, deuteromycetous and some basidiomyctous fungi. Benomyl is a
benzimidazole fungicide flourishing in the 1980s, but is not so popular now, due to serious resistance and large
dosage.

Mr. Gao, sales manager from Jiangsu Taicang, claimed that all benomyl technical produced by the company are
exported. With good reputation and high quality, the company received many orders from the overseas. It has a
long-term client from Belgium who purchases more than 100 tonnes of benomyl from it every year. With good sales
channels, the company plans to expand the capacity.

According to the statistics from Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA), China
has only five registrations for benomyl technical and one is expired at present. Jiangsu Taicang and Jiangsu Lanfeng
are the only 2 legal benomyl technical producers in China at present. Other 3 registrants have stopped production, as
they haven’t established long-term relationship with overseas companies and can’t sell their product under the global
financial crisis.

Jiangsu Taicang survives with high product quality, while Lanfeng answers the enemy with low price and large
capacity. Mr. Ma, sales manager from Jiangsu Lanfeng, claimed that his company has much bigger workshop than
JiangsuTaicang and can reduce production cost by self-producing raw materials, thus being able to offer lower price.
Price investigation showed that benomyl technical price kept stable in early 2009, quoted USD10,000/t by Jiangsu
Taicang and USD8,800/t by Jiangsu Lanfeng.

‘When the new production line is launched, with larger capacity, we will be able to reduce production cost, thus
lowing down the quotation. Aided by high quality we kept all along, our benomyl may dominate Chinese export by
then, ‘ Said Mr. Gao from Jiangsu Taicang.

Established in 1983, Jiangsu Taicang has technical capacity of 3,000t/a carbendzain, 600t/a benomyl, 3,000t/a
glyphosate, 500t/a thiophanate-methyl, 100t/a propiconazol and 300t/a dodine in Taicang County. It is currently
building a new plant with 10,000t/a glyphosate, 2,500t/a carbendzain (introduced in CCM’s Fungicides China News
0905), 300t/a benomyl, 500t/a thiophanate-methyl, 50t/a propiconazol, 500t/a dodine, etc. in Rugao County of
Jiangsu.

TABLE 7: Registration situation of benomyl technical in China

A.I. Capacity Export
Fungicide Registration period Registration Company Survey Remark
content (t/a) Proportion

2009.01.06 --- Jiangsu Taicang Agrochemical Co., Up to 900t/a when the new
95% 600 100%
2009.12.31 Ltd ( Jiangsu Taicang ) line completes

2008.10.17 --- Jiangsu Lanfeng Bio-Chem Co.,
95% 1,200 80% N/A
2009.10.17 Ltd ( Jiangsu Lanfeng)

Benomyl 2009.01.09 --- Jiangsu Anpon Electrochemical Stop production because of
90% N/A N/A
Technical 2009.12.31 Co., Ltd severe pollution

2009.02.20 --- Jinagsu Jiangyin KAJO Stop production several
95% N/A N/A
2009.12.31 Agrochemical Co., Ltd. years ago

2007.03.23 --- Jiangsu Suzhou Worldbest Agro- Stop production several
95% N/A N/A
2008.12.31 (expired) Biochemical Co., Ltd. years ago

Source:ICAMA, CCM International



Jiangsu Lanfeng’s thiophanate-methyl sees robust demand

J iangsu Lanfeng Bio-chem
Company (Jiangsu Lanfeng), the
largest thiophanate-methyl producer
protection policy in Suzhou. It
now mainly purchases technical
from other companies to process
fungicide producers, as there are
only two producers, namely Jiangsu
Lanfeng itself and Anhui Guangxin
with capacity of 4,500~5,000t/ thiophanate-methyl formulations. producing thiophanate-methyl
a in China, has witnessed robust in China at present.. And Anhui
demand at home and abroad, thanks As for Jiangxi Haili Guixi Pesticide Guangxin is the largest carbendazim
to its competitive advantage and & Chemicals Company (Jiangxi producer in China with capacity of
higher environmental protection Haili), it produces thiophanate- 15,000t/a who pays more attention
requirement released by the methyl technical only by orders and to carbendazim production.
government. exports 50% of its output. It has also
suspended production now, due to For another, environmental
Thiophanate-methyl is a kind of the coming of thiophanate-methyl protection policy in Jiangsu,
benzimidazole and broad spectrum slack season, relatively large storage location of Jiangsu Lanfeng is not
fungicide used to control various and no purchasing orders, according as strict as that in other regions
crop diseases such as wheat scab, to Mr. Xiong, sales manager of the such as Suzhou, location of Suzhou
rice sheath blight, apple ring rot and company. Worldbest, so Jiangsu Lanfang
cucurbits powdery mildew. needs to spend less in environmental
Jiangsu Lanfeng’s thiophanate- protection, which also becomes an
China is one of the largest methyl witnesses robust demand advantage for its thiophanate-methyl
thiophanate-methyl production mainly thanks to the following production. Suzhou Worldbest
countries in the world, with total
capacity of about 16,000t/a. At FIGURE 6: Distribution of major thiophanate-methyl technical producers in China
present, the 3 largest thiophanate-
methyl producers in China
include Jiangsu Lanfeng Bio-chem
Company (Jiangsu Lanfeng), Anhui
Guangxin Agrochemical Group
Company (Anhui Guangxin) and
Suzhou Worldbest Agro-Biochemical
Company (Suzhou Worldbest) (Table
8), with their total capacity reaching
about 12,000~13,000t/a, taking up
around 80% of total market share.

According to Ms. Cai, sales manager
from Jiangsu Lanfeng, the company
produces thiophanate-methyl all
year around thanks to large demand
both at home and abroad, except the
period for equipment maintenance.
It exports 70% of its thiophanate-
methyl technical to overseas, such as
America, Europe and Southeast Asia.

However, according to Mr. Fan, sales reasons: was the third largest thiophanate-
manager from Shandong Huayang For one thing, Jiangsu Lanfeng has methyl producer in China before
Science and Technology Company faced less competition from other Beijing Olympic Games, but it has
(Shandong Huayang), the company
has currently suspended production TABLE 8: Major thiophanate-methyl technical producers in 2009
to update its equipment, aiming to
meet the requirement
for environmental Production Production Output in Export Production
companies capacity (t/a) 2008 (tonne) proportion status
protection. Therefore,
it has no output in Jiangsu Lanfeng 4,500~5,000 4,000 70% Active
2009 and will resume Anhui Guangxin 3,500~3,800 3,200 60~70% Active
production in 2010.
Suzhou Worldbest Suzhou Worldbest 4,000 2,000~2,500 0 Stopped
has also suspended Shandong Huayang 1,200~1,500 300~500 0 Stopped
thiophanate-methyl
Jiangxi Haili 1,200~1,500 1,000 0 Stopped
technical production
at present, due to the
stricter environmental Source: CCM International



suspended thiophanate-methyl thiophanate-methyl technical and sulfur, its price has decreased
technical production due to the strict has witnessed robust demand slightly during Jan. 2009 to May
environmental protection policy in from formulation production, 2009, mainly due to the global
Suzhou. such as thiophanate-methyl WP, financial crisis, as shown in Figure 6.
thiophanate-methyl SC and mixed
Though Jiangsu Lanfeng’s formulation production with thiram

FIGURE 7: Price change of thiophanate-methyl and carbendazim, Jan. ~ May 2009 (Unit: USD/t)

40,000

35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000
Difenoconazole


■ Raw Material, Intermediates and Additives

JZPC building 100,000t/a m-xylene

J iangsu Zhongxin Petrochemical
Company (JZPC) now is building
a 100,000t/a m-xylene production
According to Mr. Sima, principle of
this project, the company will adopt
Sima expresses that all m-xylene
produced by JZPC will be supplied
line, and is expected to launch it in a new patent technology to produce to domestic downstream companies.
late 2010, which will help to relieve m-xylene, using bottle grade pet, ‘With high product quality and
domestic m-xylene short supply in textiles, disinfection solution and m-xylene short supply, our company
the future. perfume as raw materials. Sima has signed long-term contract with
reveals that this patent technology some domestic companies, ‘ Sima
JZPC’s m-xylene project, with total is brought from UOP (the United says.
investment of USD99.5 million States) with USD20 million.
and coverage area of 163,333m2, M-xylene, a basic chemical raw
is located in Lingang Xincheng Moreover, active ingredient content material, is widely applied in the

TABLE 9: M-xylene and its downstream pesticides

Raw material Intermediate Pesticide

Isophthalonitrile Chlorothalonil (Fungicide)

M-xylene 2,4-dimethyl ani ine Semiamitraz chloride, amitraz (Insecticide)

2,6-dimethyl aniline Metalaxyl (Fungicide)


Development Zone of Jiangsu. This of m-xylene produced by JZPC will production of pesticides, dyes,
project has initiated construction in reach 99.95%, highest among all medicine, pigments, etc. A series
Mar. 2009 and is expected to launch the domestic producers. At present, of chemical intermediates, such as
in H2 2010, including matching active ingredient content of m-xylene isophthalic acid, isophthalonitrile, 2,4
facilities of 120,000t/a isophthalic produced by Yanshan Petrochemical (2,6)-dimethyl aniline and m-toluic
acid production line. Company is 99.50%. acid, can be produced using m-xylene



as raw material.

Homemade m-xylene is far from meeting demand from its downstream industries. At present, Yanshan Petrochemical
Company, with 35,000t/a production capacity, is the only m-xylene producer in China, after Shanghai Petrochemical
Company, with 8,000t/a capacity, stopped production in 2006. However, compared with annual domestic m-xylene
demand of 106,000 tonnes in 2007 and 141,500 tonnes in 2009(predicted by JZPC), current capacity is far from
meeting the demand.

As for m-xylene used in downstream fungicide production, the demand from chlorothalonil and metalaxyl production
was about 15,000t/a in 2008, and this demand will increase by 4,000~5,000t/a in 2009, with capacity expansion of
the two fungicides (Table 10).

TABLE 10: Production capacity expansion of chlorothalonil and metalaxyl in China (Unit: t/a)

Fungicide Capacity ‘08 Capacity ‘09 Remark

Jiangsu Xinyi CAC Chemical Company is to launch
Chlorothalonil 13,100 18,100 5,000t/a production line in Jun. or Jul. 2009.
Jiangsu Baoling Chemical Company and Zhejiang
Heben Pesticide & Chemicals Company expanded by
Metalaxyl 1,500 2,500
400t/a and 600t/a in early 2009.


■ Disease
Potato late blight to prevail in China

P otato late blight has hit
accumulatively 184,600 hectares
of planting area in Southwest China
with much larger stricken areas
compared with the same period of
2008 (Table 11).
potato growers’ insufficient efforts on
disease control.

and Central China by mid May It is predicted that from late May
2009, and is predicted to occur Chongqing is the most severely to early June, potato late blight will
severely in East China, North China, stricken region by potato late blight, further expand in Southwest China,
Northeast China and Northwest with stricken area of 74,867 hectares Central China and East China. Then
China during late May to August this by mid May 2009, accounting for from June to August, the occurrence
year, according to National Agro- 36.8% of Chongqing’s total potato will still be severe, since weather
Tech Extension and Service Center planting area. The stricken regions forecast from National Climate
(NATESC). mainly distribute in mountainous Center shows that rainfall in most
regions of Northwest
TABLE 11: Occurrence situation of potato late blight in China (Unit: hectare) China, North China
and Northeast China
Region Stricken area by mid May 2009 Change over last year will be more abundant
than normal years,
Chongqing 74,867 Up 87.7% year on year
which is favorable for
Sichuan 36,667 Up 37.0% year on year occurrence and spread
Yunnan 1,533 A little severe than last year of potato late blight.
Guizhou 16,000 Down 36.0% year on year
Owing to forecasted
Hubei 40,000 N/A
severe occurrence
Hunan 7,400 N/A of late blight in
Shaanxi 8,133 N/A China’s major potato
planting regions, some
Source: NATESC traditional fungicide
formulations with
In mid May, potato late blight has areas with low altitude of Chongqing, high control effect and low toxicity,
occurred severely in some major and are estimated to expand fast such as 80% mancozeb WP, 65%
potato production regions of in the future months, due to the zineb WP and 4% metalaxyl-M +
Southwest China and Central China, favorable weather condition, the 64% mancozeb WDG, are expected
especially in Chongqing and Sichuan, high seed transmission rate, and to enjoy market growth in domestic



market, thanks to their excellent performance in potato PICTURE 1: Potato and its leaves hit by late blight
late blight control and relatively low price.
However, as for the new fungicides against potato late
blight, like azoxystrobin, cyazofamid and fluazinam, their
domestic demand will stay at a low level in the future
years, since their promotion will still be difficult due to the
high price.

Aim to control potato late blight and promote treatment
technology, NATESC held a National Potato Late Blight
Prevention Conference from 23 April to 24 April 2009 in
Jinan city, Shandong province.

Serious wheat stripe rust and powdery mildew in Henan

W heat stripe rust and powdery
mildew, two key wheat
diseases, have occurred severely this
rust and powdery mildew,
consumption of related
fungicides has risen largely
PICTURE 2: Wheat powdery mildew

year in Henan, with stricken areas this year. Triazole fungicides,
of 1.01 million hectares and 2.05 including triadimefon,
million hectares by May 19th, 2009, tebuconazole, flutriafol,
accounting for 19.1% and 39.0% propiconazole, etc, have enjoyed
respectively of Henan’s total wheat a remarkable demand growth
planting area. for their good control effect
against these two diseases. In
Henan is the largest wheat particular, domestic demand for
production region in China, with total triadimefon, the most popular
planting area of 5.26 million hectares, triazole fungicide applied in
accounting for 22.8% of China’s total. China, has grown by more than
70% in Henan.
According to the monitoring data PICTURE 3: Wheat stripe rust
from Henan Plant Protection Station, By May 19th, 2009, accumulative
the stricken areas by wheat stripe control areas to wheat stripe rust
rust and powdery mildew have kept and powdery mildew have reached
increasing since late Apr. 2009 1.56 million hectares and 2.45
(FIGURE 8). From Apr. 21st to May million hectares in Henan, 1.55
19th, the wheat areas hit by stripe times and 1.22 times compared
rust and powdery mildew have to the disease-stricken areas
grown by 3.97 times and 2.05 times respectively.
respectively.
In Henan, wheat harvest began in
Owing to severe drought during Feb. late May and is estimated to finish in
and Mar. and large-scale rainfall in mid-Jun. By Jun. 2nd, the harvested
recent two months, wheat planting area has reached 1.69 million
areas hit by stripe rust and powdery hectares, accounting for 32.2% of
mildew have increased remarkably Henan’s total wheat planting area.
in Henan. By May FIGURE 8: Wheat areas hit by stripe rust and powdery mildew, 21 Apr.~19 May (Unit: ‘000 hectares)
19th, 2009, wheat
powdery mildew
has hit accumulatively 2.05 40,000
million hectares of wheat
35,000
planting area, up 77.8%
year on year. Besides, 30,000
stricken area by wheat
stripe rust has increased by 25,000
several times over the same 20,000
period of 2008, as this
disease began to spread in 15,000
Henan in March, about 40
10,000
days earlier than last year.
Difenoconazole
With severe and large-scale
occurrence of wheat stripe Source: Henan Plant Protection Station


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