According to the data released by the Chinese General Administration of Customs, China pesticide import & export trade value reached $ 1.165 billion in Q1, down by 8.5% comparing to the same period last year. 
From Jan to Mar, volume of pesticide import declined 1.0% y-o-y to 28,000 tons, with value cutting down by 7.3% to $ 230 million. Import of insecticide and fungicide showed an uptrend while herbicide import decreased in both volume and value. 
China exported a total volume of 336,000 tons of pesticide in the period, up 1.4% y-o-y, while value declined 8.8% to $ 936 million. Export volume and value both increased of insecticide and fungicide. Herbicide export continued the declining tendency.
Category
Import(000 tons, $ million)
Export (000 tons, $ million)
volume
change(%)
value
change(%)
volume
change(%)
value
change(%)
Pesticide
28
-1.0
229.66
-7.3
336
+1.4
935.67
-8.8
Insecticide
3
+31.6
57.39
+21.3
56
+11.6
20,4.26
+0.5
Fungicide
9
+9.7
88.23
-5.0
24
+20.9
118.77
+3.7
Herbicide
10
-12.6
57.12
-27.7
244
-2.5
585.42
-14.6