Oct 8 Pesticide Daily : Market Holds Steady After the Holiday

October 9, 2026

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Guide

Highlights at a glance

The pesticide market shows signs of stabilization amid cautious downstream procurement. Rising supply costs and geopolitical tensions are driving short-term price hikes, while the herbicide and yellow phosphorus markets face supply-side constraints. Key products like glyphosate and glufosinate see stable yet high prices due to cost escalation, supply contractions, and growing geopolitical risks in the Middle East. While downstream demand remains guarded, the increasing geopolitical premium on costs highlights the need to monitor export momentum and seasonal demand trends. The prevailing market mood remains watchful.

The pesticide market is broadly in a stabilizing and improving posture. Although downstream procurement remains cautious and largely limited to essential requirements, overall restocking sentiment has improved. Several products are being strongly underpinned by rising cost logic, and supply contraction driven by a range of factors has triggered a pronounced short-term rally. That said, given transmission issues along the value chain, the risk of negative feedback from downstream buyers as a result of higher prices also remains, and the market is currently waiting to gauge how far end-user demand can absorb the increase. Internationally, the Middle East geopolitical situation remains volatile: the United States at one point indicated it might resume armed strikes against Iran, and continued clashes between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia have pushed geopolitical risk higher once again. In practical terms, the path toward peace talks between the two sides remains tortuous, and navigation risk through the two principal chokepoints — the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait — is still elevated. Cost support from the petrochemical sector is therefore unlikely to collapse quickly in the near term, and the geopolitical premium on the cost side of certain products continues to climb. Overall, cautious sentiment persists: some products have risen markedly while others have yet to follow through, resulting in clear market divergence and a prevailing wait-and-see mood. Going forward, the focus should be on shifts in geopolitical sentiment, export momentum and seasonal demand.

Market Analysis

Herbicides: The herbicide market as a whole is showing a degree of stabilization and recovery. For the two volume leaders, glufosinate and glyphosate, raw material price increases have triggered a supply-side correction. Although geopolitical newsflow remains mixed, the cost escalation it has generated is still difficult to resolve quickly; meanwhile, the market continues to look for further demand-side drivers. Glufosinate prices have recently jumped sharply, mainly due to tight supply and rising prices of upstream intermediates and to international political factors. The market is now focused on transaction activity and the sustainability of prices after this steep increase, and follow-on price rises among substitutes have already emerged. Overall, downstream players are mostly purchasing to cover essential requirements only, and demand-side follow-through remains relatively cautious.

Yellow phosphorus: Yellow phosphorus prices edged up today. Pre-holiday forward sales moved reasonably well, easing inventory-clearing pressure on producers, while the tight physical supply situation has not yet fully reversed. Upstream producers still have the capacity to defend prices, and having stabilized they are restricting sales volumes; prices have accordingly steadied and turned upward. Downstream buyers are largely procuring modest volumes to cover essential requirements, but tight spot availability continues to weigh on purchasing sentiment, and the market may remain firm in the near term.

Pesticide Price Overview

Herbicides:

Product	Content / Formulation	Sep 19–25 Price, RMB/t (per kL)	Sep 26–Oct 2 Price, RMB/t (per kL)	Remarks
Glyphosate 草甘膦	95% TC	28,000	28,000	Stable price, tight supply
2,4-D	98% TC	13,500	13,500	Stable price, stable supply
Diquat 敌草快	40% mother liquor 母液	17,000	17,000	Stable price, stable supply
Oxyfluorfen 乙氧氟草醚	96% TC	136,000	136,000	Stable price, tight supply
Glufosinate 草铵膦	95% TC	60,000	60,000	Stable price, tight supply
Quizalofop-p-ethyl 精喹禾灵	96% TC	135,000	135,000	Stable price, stable supply
Nicosulfuron 烟嘧磺隆	95% TC	150,000	150,000	Stable price, stable supply
Atrazine 莠去津	97% TC	20,500	20,500	Stable price, stable supply
Simazine 西马津	97% TC	26,000	26,000	Stable price, stable supply
Clethodim 烯草酮	90% TC	72,000	72,000	Stable price, stable supply
Cyhalofop-butyl 氰氟草酯	97% TC	102,000	102,000	Stable price, stable supply
Clodinafop-propargyl 炔草酯	96% TC	160,000	160,000	Stable price, stable supply
Fluroxypyr 氯氟吡氧乙酸	97% TC	70,000	70,000	Stable price, stable supply
Bispyribac-sodium 双草醚	96% TC	200,000	200,000	Stable price, stable supply
Mesotrione 硝磺草酮	97% TC	82,000	82,000	Stable price, stable supply
Pretilachlor 丙草胺	95% TC	31,000	31,000	Stable price, stable supply
Metolachlor 异丙甲草胺	96% TC	24,000	24,000	Stable price, stable supply
Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl 精噁唑禾草灵	95% TC	145,000	145,000	Stable price, stable supply
Haloxyfop-p-methyl 高效氟吡甲禾灵	97% TC	112,000	112,000	Stable price, stable supply
Bentazone 灭草松	95% TC	73,000	73,000	Stable price, stable supply
Acetochlor 乙草胺	92% TC	20,000	20,000	Stable price, tight supply
Butachlor 丁草胺	92% TC	19,000	19,000	Stable price, tight supply
Quinclorac 二氯喹啉酸	95% TC	150,000	150,000	Stable price, stable supply
Quinclorac 二氯喹啉酸	85% TC	102,000 (100% a.i. basis 折百 )	102,000 (100% a.i. basis 折百 )	Stable price, tight supply
Trifluralin 氟乐灵	97% TC	33,000	33,000	Stable price, tight supply
Fomesafen 氟磺胺草醚	96% TC	108,000	108,000	Stable price, stable supply
Diuron 敌草隆	97% TC	38,000	38,000	Stable price, stable supply
Tembotrione 环磺酮	98% TC	210,000	210,000	Stable price, stable supply
Bensulfuron-methyl 苄嘧磺隆	96% TC	148,000	148,000	Stable price, tight supply
Oxadiazon 噁草酮	95% TC	150,000	150,000	Stable price, stable supply
Pendimethalin 二甲戊灵	96% TC	41,500	41,500	Stable price, stable supply

Insecticides:

Product	Content / Formulation	Sep 19–25 Price, RMB/t (per kL)	Sep 26–Oct 2 Price, RMB/t (per kL)	Remarks
Lambda-cyhalothrin 高效氯氟氰菊酯	96% TC	108,000	108,000	Stable price, stable supply
Bifenthrin 联苯菊酯	96% TC	128,000	128,000	Stable price, stable supply
Imidacloprid 吡虫啉	97% TC	72,000	72,000	Stable price, tight supply
Acetamiprid 啶虫脒	97% TC	59,000	59,000	Stable price, tight supply
Thiamethoxam 噻虫嗪	96% TC	55,000	55,000	Stable price, tight supply
Clothianidin 噻虫胺	97% TC	68,000	68,000	Stable price, tight supply
Nitenpyram 烯啶虫胺	97% TC	120,000	120,000	Stable price, stable supply
Pymetrozine 吡蚜酮	97% TC	95,000	95,000	Stable price, stable supply
Fipronil 氟虫腈	95% TC	330,000	330,000	Stable price, stable supply
Chlorfenapyr 溴虫腈	97% TC	116,000	116,000	Stable price, stable supply
Abamectin refined powder 阿维精粉	95% TC	350,000	350,000	Stable price, stable supply
Emamectin benzoate 甲维盐	70% TC	530,000	530,000	Stable price, stable supply
Spirodiclofen 螺螨酯	97% TC	125,000	125,000	Stable price, stable supply
Etoxazole 乙螨唑	96% TC	140,000	140,000	Stable price, stable supply
Pyridaben 哒螨灵	96% TC	120,000	120,000	Stable price, stable supply
Phoxim 辛硫磷	95% TC	31,000 (100% a.i. basis 折百 )	31,000 (100% a.i. basis 折百 )	Stable price, stable supply
Profenofos 丙溴磷	94% TC	48,000	48,000	Stable price, stable supply
Chlorpyrifos 毒死蜱	97% TC	38,000	38,000	Stable price, tight supply
Acephate 乙酰甲胺磷	97% TC	37,000	37,000	Stable price, stable supply
Acephate 乙酰甲胺磷	98% TC	38,000	38,000	Stable price, stable supply
Malathion 马拉硫磷	95% TC	30,000	30,000	Stable price, stable supply
Shamingdan 杀螟单 (CN trade name)	98% TC	80,000	80,000	Stable price, stable supply
Monosultap 杀虫单	95% TC	25,000	25,000	Stable price, stable supply
Indoxacarb 茚虫威	95% TC (9:1)	385,000	385,000	Stable price, stable supply
Propargite 炔螨特	90% TC	56,000	56,000	Stable price, stable supply
Teflubenzuron 伏虫隆	98% TC	370,000	370,000	Stable price, stable supply
Carbosulfan 丁硫克百威	92% TC	98,000	98,000	Stable price, tight supply
Lufenuron 虱螨脲	97% TC	112,000	112,000	Stable price, stable supply
Buprofezin 噻嗪酮	97% TC	58,000	58,000	Stable price, stable supply
Metaldehyde 四聚乙醛	99% TC	33,000	33,000	Stable price, stable supply
Pyriproxyfen 吡丙醚	97% TC	102,000	102,000	Stable price, stable supply
Dinotefuran 呋虫胺	97% TC	125,000	125,000	Stable price, tight supply
Chlorantraniliprole 氯虫苯甲酰胺	96% TC	265,000	265,000	Stable price, tight supply

Fungicides:

95% propiconazole rose RMB 2,000 to RMB 69,000/t.

Product	Content / Formulation	Sep 19–25 Price, RMB/t (per kL)	Sep 26–Oct 2 Price, RMB/t (per kL)	Remarks
Difenoconazole 苯醚甲环唑	96% TC	78,000	78,000	Stable price, stable supply
Propiconazole 丙环唑	95% TC	67,000	69,000	Price raised, stable supply
Cyproconazole 环唑醇	95% TC	152,000	152,000	Stable price, stable supply
Tebuconazole 戊唑醇	97% TC	49,000	49,000	Stable price, stable supply
Tricyclazole 三环唑	95% TC	61,000	61,000	Stable price, stable supply
Hexaconazole 己唑醇	96% TC	86,000	86,000	Stable price, stable supply
Triadimefon 三唑酮	95% TC	56,000	56,000	Stable price, tight supply
Epoxiconazole 氟环唑	95% TC	230,000	230,000	Stable price, stable supply
Flusilazole 氟硅唑	95% TC	290,000	290,000	Stable price, stable supply
Paclobutrazol 多效唑	90% TC	63,000 (100% a.i. basis 折百 )	63,000 (100% a.i. basis 折百 )	Stable price, tight supply
Paclobutrazol 多效唑	95% TC	65,000	65,000	Stable price, tight supply
Prochloraz 咪鲜胺	96% TC	48,000	48,000	Stable price, stable supply
Azoxystrobin 嘧菌酯	98% TC	116,000	116,000	Stable price, stable supply
Pyraclostrobin 吡唑醚菌酯	97% TC	120,000	120,000	Stable price, stable supply
Kresoxim-methyl 醚菌酯	96% TC	175,000	175,000	Stable price, stable supply
Dimethomorph 烯酰吗啉	98% TC	58,000	58,000	Stable price, tight supply
Thiophanate-methyl 甲基硫菌灵	97% TC	31,000	31,000	Stable price, stable supply
Carbendazim 多菌灵	97% TC	35,000	35,000	Stable price, stable supply
Iprodione 异菌脲	97% TC	190,000	190,000	Stable price, tight supply
Thifluzamide 噻呋酰胺	96% TC	230,000	230,000	Stable price, stable supply
Mimeiling 嘧霉灵 (CN trade name)	97% TC	72,000	72,000	Stable price, stable supply
Thiram 福美双	97% TC	17,500	17,500	Stable price, tight supply
Metalaxyl 甲霜灵	98% TC	98,000	98,000	Stable price, stable supply
Picoxystrobin 啶氧菌酯	97% TC	230,000	230,000	Stable price, stable supply
Trifloxystrobin 肟菌酯	97% TC	170,000	170,000	Stable price, stable supply
Boscalid 啶酰菌胺	98% TC	250,000	250,000	Stable price, stable supply
Fludioxonil 咯菌腈	98% TC	485,000	485,000	Stable price, stable supply