Herbicide Market: Rising Prices and Tight Supply of Active Ingredients

On May 10, 2026, the raw material price index for herbicides at Zhongnonglihua was reported at 99.51 points, marking a year-on-year increase of 26.04% and a month-on-month rise of 0.92%.

This week, the cost support for glyphosate raw material remained stable, with factories exercising cautious shipments. Channel sources pressured prices, with 95% content quoted at 35,500 yuan/ton and 97% content at 38,000 yuan/ton. Glufosinate ammonium raw material saw factory order backlogs and price increases, quoted at 50,000 yuan/ton. High-purity glufosinate ammonium raw material, affected by glufosinate ammonium dynamics, faced tight supply and was quoted at 65,000 yuan/ton on a pure basis. Paraquat parent stock maintained a factory quote of 22,000 yuan/ton.

The factory cost of cyhalofop-methyl raw material is under pressure, with a quoted price of 110,000 yuan per ton; oxadiazon raw material is priced at 165,000 yuan per ton in the market; benzobicyclon raw material is quoted at 48,000 yuan per ton, with reduced terminal market demand. Affected by rising prices of key raw materials such as DEA, alachlor raw material is priced at 35,000 yuan per ton, and butachlor raw material at 20,000 yuan per ton; clomazone raw material is quoted at 950,000 yuan per ton; clomazone domestic market demand has seen some growth, with manufacturers quoting 290,000 yuan per ton; oxadiazon raw material is stocked as needed for domestic and international trade, priced at 148,000 yuan per ton; MCPA raw material is primarily exported, priced at 75,000 yuan per ton; 480 g/L MCPA aqueous solution is quoted at 30,000 yuan per ton; isoxadifen-ethyl raw material faces significant cost increases, with factory prices reaching 65,000 yuan per ton; ethofumesate raw material is supported by rising material costs, with manufacturers quoting 143,000 yuan per ton; bensulfuron-methyl raw material is priced at 150,000 yuan per ton in the market.

The manufacturer of the intermediate for propaquizafur has ceased price quotations, while the original chemical producers face cost pressures, with a quoted price of 550,000 yuan per ton.  The increasing capacity of sulcotrione raw material production, coupled with terminal inventory and competition, has led to temporary market stabilization, with a quoted price of 230,000 yuan per ton.  The quoted price for clomazone raw material is 85,000 yuan per ton, with manufacturers experiencing cost pressures.  Domestic producers of pendimethalin raw material are nearing the end of their stockpiling, with a quoted price of 295,000 yuan per ton.  The quoted price for nicosulfuron raw material is 160,000 yuan per ton.  The quoted price for sulfosate raw material is 650,000 yuan per ton.  The market price for atrazine raw material is 21,000 yuan per ton.  Affected by rising costs of key raw materials such as MEA, the quoted price for acetochlor raw material is 20,000 yuan per ton.  The quoted price for propachlor raw material is 23,500 yuan per ton.  The quoted price for metolachlor raw material is 25,000 yuan per ton.

The new procurement cycle for glufosinate-ammonium technical grade is gradually underway, with upstream raw material costs under pressure, priced at 115,000 yuan per ton. The market for quizalofop-ethyl technical grade remains competitive, priced at 140,000 yuan per ton. The main intermediate for fomesafen technical grade has seen price increases, with costs under pressure, priced at 125,000 yuan per ton. The cost support for clethodim technical grade persists, with current pricing at 85,000 yuan per ton. The active ingredient equivalent price for diflufenican technical grade is 155,000 yuan per ton. The price for propoxycarbazone-sodium technical grade is 155,000 yuan per ton.

The cost of technical metamitron has risen, with the trading price center shifting upward, quoted at 42,500 yuan per ton. The technical product of trifluralin remains stable, quoted at 33,000 yuan per ton. The technical product of thidiazuron is quoted at 105,000 yuan per ton.

The quotation for Atrazine original material is 45,000 yuan per ton; the quotation for 80% MCPA wettable powder is 28,000 yuan per ton.

    The upstream raw material prices for 2,4-D herbicide have risen, with quotations at 18,000 yuan per ton; Isopropyl chlorophenoxyacetate herbicide is primarily exported, with domestic trade mainly driven by mandatory replenishment orders, and factory quotations at 78,000 yuan per ton; Clethodim herbicide is primarily exported, with quotations at 165,000 yuan per ton; 2,4-D sodium salt is quoted at 17,000 yuan per ton; Pyrafluanid herbicide maintains a stable market, with quotations at 160,000 yuan per ton; and Flumioxazin herbicide is quoted at 360,000 yuan per ton.