China's plant extract industry is still faltering

On January 25, business club reported that the European debt crisis continued to ferment, the global economic environment was poor, external demand was weak, and the export regulatory policy of the new legal inspection catalogue was adjusted In 2012, China's plant extract industry still experienced several storms and stumbled forward, and the growth rate of export gradually slowed down in the struggle: in the first three quarters of 2012, China's plant extract export kept growing in the traditional market, and the demand of emerging markets (such as Mexico and ASEAN markets in Latin America) declined year on year, with the export volume of 855 million US dollars, up 6.07% year on year With the rapid development of plant extraction industry in Japan, South Korea and other Asian neighboring countries, the current situation of loss of profits and market share caused by the backward purification technology of plant extracts and the low quality of export products in China urgently needs to be reversed Although there are many difficulties, with the trend of big health industry gradually penetrating into the world, the national "12th Five Year" development plan of food industry clearly supports the development of plant extract industry, and the upcoming implementation of "international business standard for plant extract", as one of the fastest growing and main export industries in China, the prospect of plant extract industry in 2013 is worth looking forward to However, it is more clear to review the performance of the hot varieties in the previous year or to predict the trend of the plant extraction market in 2013 In 2012, the overall demand for quercetin was lower than that in previous years, and the price fluctuated due to the market fluctuation of rutin, but now it has entered the stage of stable supply According to the monitoring data of plant lifting bridge, in 2012, the market changes of quercetin were mainly concentrated in March, may, September and November, and the price per kilogram fluctuated within the range of 500-800 yuan The analysis of the reasons was mainly affected by the raw material market The quercetin market is expected to ease over the next year Comments: in 2012, quercetin market was greatly affected by raw materials, especially during the new production period of Sophora japonica, under the influence of cost factors, the market profit space of quercetin has been seriously reduced Some experts said that due to the lack of estimation of Huaimi market, most of quercetin suppliers are not profitable at present, and the price increase cannot be achieved in a short time, resulting in the overall market trend of quercetin is not ideal In 2012, the lutein market in China did not show an optimistic side Some lutein manufacturers kept adjusting prices because of the market downturn, and the market pace was slightly disordered In 2011, due to different degrees of disaster in China, the market volume of marigold pigment decreased greatly, and its harvest price also soared, from 1.2-1.4 yuan in 2010 to 2 yuan per kilogram The high purchase price of marigold has greatly raised the expectation of growers for 2012, resulting in the growth of marigold planting area in 2012 far higher than that in previous years, and the market is in oversupply Therefore, from marigold, extract, lutein, the new season of self-production is on the way down It is not hard to predict that farmers' enthusiasm for planting will be seriously frustrated in 2012, and 2013 will be another year to digest inventory Comments: as the supply of lutein exceeds the demand in the market, it is inevitable that the market price will fall, and the inventory of lutein will be digested in at least one year in the future Due to the fact that the end customers of xanthophyll products in China are mostly from abroad, and domestic enterprises have little information about the end market, there will be a certain time lag between domestic supply and foreign demand, which will affect the connection between supply and demand At the same time, the export volume of lutein is also limited under the influence of unclear export customs code Capsanthin is an extract of capsicum, which belongs to carotenoid, and is also a popular antioxidant Capsanthin can promote blood circulation, help vision, accelerate fat metabolism, promote energy consumption, and prevent fat accumulation in the body According to the research, the carotenoids in Capsicum don't have the function of anti cell mutation Capsanthin: the signs of reversal are obvious In fact, since the second half of 2011, the capsanthin industry has entered the stage of "shutdown and bankruptcy of enterprises without raw material advantage" The overall industry profit has been very thin, and the production enterprises have been suppressed obviously Taking Chenguang biology, which has the highest market share of capsanthin, as an example, the gross profit margin of capsanthin business decreased from 25.37% in 2009 to 7.94% in 2011 At the same time, since April 19, Qingdao Customs, Tianjin Customs and other local customs, due to the classification of tax number of pepper extract export products, have successively carried out control and investigation on the relevant enterprises, resulting in some enterprises stopping production and export stagnation After many efforts, on September 19, 2012, the chamber of Commerce and the tariff Department of the General Administration of Customs held a symposium on pepper extract enterprises in Shijiazhuang, and finally solved the problem of export difficulties of pepper extract successfully: the export of pepper extract continued to use tariff No 13021990 (tax rebate rate of 15%) for customs declaration, and local customs will not investigate and deal with it; at the same time, enterprises that have been investigated and dealt with will not be punished Some analysts believe that in 2012, the rain is abundant in all the producing areas, the pepper producing areas across the country welcome the harvest, and a large number of fresh peppers are on the market Although the whole industry is at the end of profit margin decline, the signs of industry reversal are obvious In the future, with the steady recovery of profit rate, the development of the industry will gradually become more and more bright, or will gradually come out of the trough Comments: in the past two years, the paprika industry in China has been facing a difficult situation, and the prosperity of the industry has declined all the way The main reasons are: on the one hand, the increasingly fierce competition in raw material purchase and the price of Capsicum pigment continues to rise; on the other hand, the industry has serious overcapacity and intensified market competition, and the overall industry has gradually evolved from a massive homogeneous market to a cluster differentiated market However, capsanthin industry is not at the end of the road, but it can be understood as a tortuous circle on the road of industrial progress With the introduction of national policies to encourage and support the healthy development of pepper extraction industry, the industry expects that the development of capsanthin industry will follow the track of "excess profit - profit margin decline - steady recovery" The polyphenols in green tea extract are the main components of green tea, which are mainly extracted from the leftovers of tea Tea polyphenols can significantly reduce the content of serum total cholesterol, triglyceride and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in hyperlipidemia, at the same time, it can restore and protect vascular endothelial function As a natural antioxidant, it has been widely used in the food industry It is also an excellent additive for cosmetics and daily necessities It has strong antibacterial and enzyme inhibiting effects Green tea extract: to build international competitiveness in recent years, strong market demand promotes the continuous increase of domestic green tea extract output At present, the main products of tea extract industry in China are tea polyphenols, theaflavins, tea polysaccharides, etc., among which the products of tea polyphenols and theaflavins account for about 71% and 15% of the market share In 2012, China's green tea extract was mainly supplied to European and American markets, with a good overall trend In the domestic market, the products with large demand are tea powder and instant tea; in the international market, the specifications with large demand are egcg40 and egcg50, and the consumer groups are relatively fixed, such as weight loss field and antioxidant field In recent years, the price of green tea extract is rising continuously because of raw materials, labor costs, enhancing the competitiveness of the international market and other reasons It is expected that the market will continue to rise in the future Comments: affected by the current market competitiveness, the production suppliers of green tea extract in China can form less than 5 enterprises of scale Compared with foreign-funded enterprises, domestic tea extract production enterprises are relatively small, and some enterprises are mainly engaged in entrusted processing, with weak competitiveness International suppliers of green tea extract, such as Taiyo company and Jianming company, have obtained halal certification and gras certification in 2012 Therefore, some professionals suggest that suppliers of green tea extract with certain international market supply capacity in China should also be committed to international certification, so as to better base themselves on the international market Resveratrol is a kind of polyphenol compound, which mainly comes from the rhizome extract of Polygonaceae Polygonum cuspidatum It is a kind of natural polyphenol with strong biological property, also called stilbene It is a chemical preventive agent for tumor, and it is also a chemical preventive agent for reducing platelet aggregation, preventing and treating atherosclerosis and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases Resveratrol: the overall situation is flat In 2012, the demand and price of resveratrol began to pick up slowly, but the overall market situation is still flat At present, the main product specifications of resveratrol industry are 50% resveratrol and 98% resveratrol The prices were all at the highest level in May 2010 - 1200 yuan / kg for 50% resveratrol and 3750 yuan / kg for 98% resveratrol Later, they gradually declined to 580 yuan / kg and 1900 yuan / kg at the beginning of 2012, respectively This price for resveratrol industry manufacturers, it is clear that the profit margin is small However, according to the promotion of resveratrol terminal health products, cosmetics, food and beverage products at home and abroad, as well as the recognition of consumers at home and abroad, the total demand for resveratrol still has great potential in the long run The global demand is expected to be 70 tons in 2012 and 80 tons in 2013 Comments: influenced by the change of demand and cost in the international market, the price of resveratrol has fluctuated in recent years As a large number of resveratrol manufacturers swarmed in 2009, it can be seen that the supply of resveratrol will still exceed the demand in the near future Market monitoring shows that at present, the international consumption heat of resveratrol is significantly reduced, and the number and frequency of new products are decreasing year by year The new resveratrol products in the international market are far less than the previous years Ginkgo biloba L is a dry leaf extract of Ginkgo biloba L It is light yellow brown flowable powder with bitter taste Ginkgo biloba extract can promote the circulation of brain and body, and has anti-aging, anti-oxidation, improve memory and other functions Flavonoids in Ginkgo biloba may prevent or alleviate some retinopathy Ginkgo biloba extract: the total sales volume of Ginkgo biloba extract preparation in the international market should meet the international demand is estimated to be 2-2.5 billion US dollars, while the annual export amount of Ginkgo biloba extract in China is about 20 million US dollars In 2012, the domestic market of Ginkgo biloba extract showed a stable supply trend At present, the export quotation of Ginkgo biloba extract with the content of 100% flavonoids produced in Liaoning Province is US $46 / kg Although China's ginkgo tree resources account for 90% of the total amount of ginkgo trees in the world, and the total output of Ginkgo biloba leaves has been the first in the world for a long time (it is estimated that the total output of Ginkgo biloba leaves in China is about 30000 tons), the output of Ginkgo biloba extract in China has not been in the forefront of the world in the world, only maintained at 150 tons, which is lower than the annual output of Ginkgo biloba extract of a company in Germany and France Comments: Ginkgo biloba extract is a variety with huge market demand and relatively stable supply, but the specifications of Ginkgo biloba extract in China and the international demand have not been in line, and there are not many Ginkgo biloba extract in line with the export level, which is in sharp contrast with the rapid growth of Ginkgo biloba extract exports in Japan and South Korea in recent years, and the quality of Ginkgo biloba extract is generally better than that of our products There are only a few main enterprises that supply Ginkgo biloba extract in the high-end market, such as Ningbo Lihua Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd and Zhejiang Kangenbei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd in the future, if China's plant extract enterprises can produce high-quality products, it will usher in a high-speed growth period for Ginkgo biloba plant extract industry Stevioside, also known as stevioside, is the extract of stevioside leaves, which does not contain sugar and heat; it is white to yellowish in color, suitable in taste and without peculiar smell, which is a new sugar source with broad development prospects Stevioside has been found in the world and has been approved by the Ministry of health of China