According to Chinese Customs statistics, in the first quarter of 2011, the plant extracts in China import and export volume of $ 310 million, an increase of 46.4%. Which exports $ 270 million, an increase of 53.4%, accounting for 48.4% of the exports of Chinese goods, the gradual increase in the proportion of plant extracts in the export of traditional Chinese medicine products.
Generally, the first quarter of the plant extracts export the off-season, and the is low annual export. But this year, the first quarter, exports of plant extracts presented Unlike in previous years, up the chain showed a substantial increase in plant extracts export market characteristics.

A traditional plant extracts export market rebound

United States and Japan is a traditional export market of plant extracts in China, is also the largest market, the import of plant extracts and more for health care (jian) products, and well-being of the weathervane on behalf of the plant extract market. I plant extracts in the first quarter exports to the United States and Japan were $ 42,057,000 and $ 36,086,000, an increase of 66.2% and 19.8%, respectively. In particular, the increase in exports to the U.S. plant extracts are rare in recent years, more than 50%; exports increased by 48.3% the first two months in Japan, only the present short-term decline in the export growth due to the March earthquake reason. This indicates that the global market demand for use of plant extracts to pharmaceutical and health care at elevated temperatures, plant extracts export market is likely to usher in a new period of rapid growth.

Second, Chinese patent medicines EU market is limited, stimulate new demand of the plant extracts

A quarter of the EU market to be the most eye-catching plant extracts export market. EU countries, mainly Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom in the first quarter imports close to or more than 100% increase in plant extracts in China, imports of plant extract products are mostly used in herbal medicine as well as food supplements.

The EU is the world's largest herbal market is also one of the main destinations of the exports of our proprietary Chinese medicines. "Traditional herbal registration program instructions promulgated by the European Union in 2004, stipulates that all Chinese herbs sold in the EU market must complete the registration before 30 April 2011, in accordance with the new regulations and to obtain a marketing authorization. If there is no registration of traditional medicine, Chinese herbal medicine to food, health care (jian) products on the EU market circulation will prohibit the sale. Although many domestic pharmaceutical companies have been to start the EU traditional medicine registered, but not yet an announced successful registration. Such as short-term policy face no adjustment of proprietary Chinese medicines will be forced to withdraw from the EU market, exports remain a huge increase in space will plant extracts in China, which is the first quarter exports EU doubling one of the main reasons I plant extracts . It is therefore expected that the EU plant extract exports in the future for a long period of time will render the blowout phenomenon.

Third, the essential oils of plant extracts to become the new darling of the market

In recent years, natural pigments and stevia extract is a relatively rapid increase in the variety, but also the industry to pay more attention to items of plant extracts, but rarely mentioned other potential shares - essential oils of the plant extract. Essential oils and spices are widely used in food additives, cosmetics, Chinese medicine and other fields. Essential oils products exports in the first quarter was $ 61,952,000, an increase of 72.3% year-on-year, accounting for 23.3% of the exports of plant extracts. Which essential oils products eucalyptus oil exports, exports of $ 31.82 million in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 75.8%. 10 companies in the top of the first quarter, exports of plant extracts 4 is an export plant essential oils products, mostly concentrated in Yunnan, Guangdong and other southern regions.

Emerging markets of concern

Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, Russia, the emerging plant extracts export market concern. A quarter, I plant extracts more than 100% of this increase in exports of several countries, exports to Brazil increased by up to 352 percent, exports of Brazilian plant extracts or medicinal and health. These countries more than huge total population and consumption potential, is very likely to become the new growth point for the export of China's extract.

2011, a quarter of the export of plant extracts opened a good, the parties good news makes exports showed strong growth of the plant extracts. Export of plant extracts up to the year 2011 is expected to hit a new record. But the reality we should not be overly optimistic, the future development of the plant extract industry in China is still facing many challenges, such as global plant extracts obvious trend of localization, the country has become increasingly strict environmental policies to encourage enterprises to increase input costs, the recent "rutin propolis a series of food safety incidents, clenbuterol, dyeing bread "to the plant extract industry sounded the alarm. Pick station and opportunities, the implant industry to seize the opportunity to extend the industrial chain, to expand the domestic market, and strengthen the awareness of quality and safety, improve environmental standards, and strengthen the integrity of self-discipline, to ensure the healthy and sustainable development of the industry.