Crop prices stabilized and demand gradual recovery  In 2016, the agricultural products prices fell to their lowest level in nearly ten years, the price of agricultural products generally rebounded in 2017, into 2017 with El Nino and other extreme weather disappear, pesticide demand gradual recovery.

In 2017 August before the herbicide, insecticide and fungicide cumulative export growth was 11.47%, 16.54%, 15.43% .The pesticide industry ushered in the policy test, environmental protection increasingly tighter. The pesticide industry “issued in 2016 13th Five-Year” development plan, by 2020 the number of pesticide enterprises will be reduced by 30%, the Ministry of agriculture is proposed to reduce 50%; “pesticide management regulations” revised in June 1, 2017 formally implemented; superposition of various provinces and cities the city back into the park like a raging fire; pesticide industry ushered in the policy exams, eliminate backward production capacity increase.

Short autumn and Winter Atmospheric governance, “2+26” city of pesticide enterprises facing shutdown    due to “Autumn and winter air pollution comprehensive management” started in August 18th. Pesticide enterprises in the use of organic solvents in the production process involving VOCs emission process, implementation of the cut-off in the heating season in principle, this means that 28 cities will have a large number of pesticide production enterprises closing down.