Metolachlor is on the market early and the future market development prospects are unclear

Metolachlor pure product appears as a colorless liquid with no odor and is miscible with most organic solvents. Metolachlor is an amide-based selective soil treatment herbicide that can control weeds such as crabgrass, foxtail grass, goosegrass, cotton grass, oil sedge, purslane and other weeds. It is suitable for dryland crops, vegetable crops, Used in orchards and nurseries, including corn, sunflower, soybeans, cotton and other crops.

Metolachlor was first developed by Ciba-Geigy (now Syngenta) and launched on the market in 1975. Later, as market demand upgraded and research continued to deepen, high-efficiency metolachlor isomers and compound products Continuous development and launch have further promoted the growth of metolachlor market. Sperm metolachlor is the active S form separated from metolachlor. It has the advantages of high activity, low toxicity, and good safety. It has become a mainstream product in the metolachlor market.

my country is a major herbicide producer in the world. The production scale of amide herbicides is huge. With high activity and good herbicidal effect, amide herbicides are favored by the market. At present, amide herbicides have become one of the mainstream products in my country’s herbicide market. According to the “2022-2026 Global Metolachlor Industry In-depth Market Research and Key Area Research Report released by the Industrial Research Center It shows that metolachlor is the largest variety of amide herbicides. At this stage, domestic companies engaged in the production and sales of metolachlor include Jiangshan Co., Ltd., Shandong Lvbang Crop Science, Shanghai Gaolun Modern Agricultural Chemical Co., Ltd., etc. .

From 2020 to 2021, affected by multiple factors such as the epidemic, rising raw material costs, and reduced business operating rates, various subdivided products of amide herbicides have experienced price increases to varying degrees. As of the end of January 2022, pretilachlor technical The price rose to 62,000 yuan/ton, the price of metolachlor technical material rose to 56,000 yuan/ton, and the price of phenylpropamide technical material rose to 80,000 yuan/ton.

Metolachlor is relatively safe, but as weeds increase and weed resistance increases, the herbicidal effect of metolachlor has declined. Affected by factors such as the escalation of market demand and the intensification of competition from other herbicides, metolachlor will not be used in the future. The growth rate of metolachlor market will gradually slow down. However, from two aspects, the problem of weed resistance is the main driving force for the upgrade of metolachlor market. In order to meet the market demand, there will be more compound and high-efficiency metolachlor formulations in the future. Isomers, proprietary safeners, etc. were developed and gradually entered the market.

Industry analysts said that as the largest variety of amide herbicides, metolachlor is suitable for a wide range of crops. In recent years, Thanks to the release of market demand and the development of new products, the metolachlor market has further developed. The metolachlor market has been developing for a long time. As weed resistance increases, the herbicidal effect of metolachlor has declined. With the upgrade of market demand, metolachlor may be replaced by other new herbicides in the future. risk.