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The United States paid the most for flonicamid in Q3 2026: USD 68.00/KG, up 1.5% from USD 67.00/KG in Q2. Import costs, registration and compliance costs and steady demand from crop protection firms keep American prices above the other three markets. Worldwide, the average rose 1.4% to USD 57.50/KG from USD 56.71/KG, mostly because higher raw material costs and firm demand from formulators and crop protection firms led manufacturers and traders to raise prices in all four markets. What about Q4 2026? We expect a global average somewhere in the USD 56.06-60.66/KG range, with raw material costs, plant output in China, pest pressure on crops, demand from formulators and registration rules doing most of the work.
Flonicamid is a selective insecticide that controls sap-feeding pests such as aphids, whiteflies and planthoppers in fruits, vegetables, cotton, potatoes and rice. It is sold as technical material to formulators, who make water-dispersible granules and suspension concentrates. Prices in this report refer to flonicamid technical at 98 percent purity and are quoted per kilogram. They depend on raw material costs, plant output and demand from formulators.
China and India make most of the world supply of technical material, and formulators in many countries convert it to end products. Producers synthesize the active in several steps, and plant inspections and environmental rules can limit output. Because the product is selective, it fits integrated pest management and is used where other insecticides are restricted. Demand follows pest pressure in the main crop seasons.
Prices should rise modestly through the rest of 2026. Raw material costs are firm and demand from formulators is steady. Growing capacity in India limits the size of the increase. Year on year, the global average has moved from USD 54.99/KG to USD 57.50/KG, an increase of 4.6%.
Risks to the Q4 outlook lean in both directions, with no clear bias. What could push prices higher? Plant closures, stricter environmental rules, higher raw material costs or heavy pest pressure would lift prices. What could pull them lower? Larger supplies, lower raw material costs or weaker demand from formulators would lower prices.
| Region | 2026 Price Range (USD/KG) | Outlook |
| Global Average | 56.06 - 60.66 | Firm raw material costs support a modest rise |
| China | 45.82 - 49.58 | Large capacity keeps prices lowest |
| India | 50.70 - 54.86 | Growing capacity limits prices |
| Germany | 61.42 - 66.46 | Registration and compliance costs support prices |
| United States | 66.30 - 71.74 | Import costs and registration keep prices highest |
China recorded a 1.6% gain in Q3 2026, with the average reaching USD 47.00/KG against USD 46.26/KG in Q2. Chinese prices rose as the demand from agrochemical formulators improved. Against the USD 44.66/KG recorded in Q3 2025, the current average represents a 5.2% increase. Relative to the four-market average of USD 57.50/KG, China traded 18.3% below in Q3 2026.
Why did the price of Flonicamid change in Q3 2026 in China?
China rose. Demand from agrochemical formulators improved, raw material costs increased, and manufacturers raised prices. Since the end of 2025, the price in China has risen 3.8%, from USD 45.30/KG to USD 47.00/KG, while the global average has risen 3.3%. The global average shifted 1.4% higher in the same quarter. China moved 1.6% quarter on quarter.
The Q3 2026 average for India stood at USD 52.00/KG, an increase of 1.3% on the USD 51.33/KG recorded in Q2. Indian prices rose as the demand from agrochemical formulators improved. The Q3 2025 average of USD 49.82/KG puts the current price 4.4% above its level a year earlier. This places India 9.6% below the four-market average of USD 57.50/KG for Q3 2026.
Why did the price of Flonicamid change in Q3 2026 in India?
India rose. Demand from agrochemical formulators improved, raw material costs increased, and manufacturers raised offers. The cumulative 2026 change for India is a 3.1% increase, from USD 50.42/KG to USD 52.00/KG, while the global average shows a 3.3% gain over the same period. Across the four markets the average was 1.4% higher on the quarter.
Germany registered a 1.2% increase in Q3 2026, taking the average to USD 63.00/KG from USD 62.25/KG in Q2. German prices rose as the demand from crop protection firms improved. Year on year, the average is 3.8% higher, against USD 60.68/KG in Q3 2025. Against the four-market average of USD 57.50/KG, Germany stood 9.6% above in the quarter.
Why did the price of Flonicamid change in Q3 2026 in Germany?
Germany rose. Demand from crop protection firms improved, compliance costs increased, and traders raised prices. At USD 63.00/KG, Germany is 2.8% higher than in Q4 2025, when the average was USD 61.27/KG, and the global average is 3.3% higher over the same period. On the global measure the average was 1.4% higher over the quarter.
The United States rose 1.5% to USD 68.00/KG in Q3 2026, from USD 67.00/KG in Q2. American prices rose as the demand from crop protection firms improved. The current level is 4.9% above the Q3 2025 average of USD 64.81/KG. The United States finished Q3 2026 18.3% above the four-market average of USD 57.50/KG.
Why did the price of Flonicamid change in Q3 2026 in United States?
The United States rose. Demand from crop protection firms improved, import costs increased, and traders raised prices. This leaves the United States 3.4% higher than at the end of 2025, when the average was USD 65.74/KG, while the global average is 3.3% higher over the same period. For comparison, the global average moved 1.4% higher over the same quarter.
China rose 1.2% to USD 46.26/KG in Q2 2026, from USD 45.71/KG in Q1. Chinese prices rose as the demand from formulators strengthened. The Q2 2026 average is 6.0% above the USD 43.64/KG recorded in Q2 2025. China ended the quarter 18.4% below the group average of USD 56.71/KG.
Why did the price of Flonicamid change in Q2 2026 in China?
China rose. Demand from formulators strengthened, raw material costs went up, and manufacturers lifted prices. This followed a 0.9% gain in Q1 and left China 6.0% above its Q2 2025 average of USD 43.64/KG. The move then extended in Q3, taking the price to USD 47.00/KG. For comparison, the global average moved 1.1% higher over the same quarter.
In Q2 2026, the average price in India rose 1.0% to USD 51.33/KG, compared with USD 50.82/KG in Q1. Indian prices rose as the demand from formulators strengthened. Compared with Q2 2025, when India averaged USD 48.86/KG, the current price is 5.1% higher. The price in India was 9.5% below the group average of USD 56.71/KG in Q2 2026.
Why did the price of Flonicamid change in Q2 2026 in India?
India rose. Demand from formulators strengthened, energy costs went up, and manufacturers lifted offers. After a 0.8% gain in Q1, the quarter closed 5.1% above the USD 48.86/KG recorded in Q2 2025. The same direction continued in Q3, with the price reaching USD 52.00/KG. The global average shifted 1.1% higher in the same quarter.
Germany's average moved up 0.9% in Q2 2026, to USD 62.25/KG from USD 61.70/KG in Q1. German prices rose as the demand from crop protection firms strengthened. Measured against Q2 2025, when the average stood at USD 59.74/KG, the market is 4.2% higher. The gap to the four-market average of USD 56.71/KG was 9.8% above for Germany.
Why did the price of Flonicamid change in Q2 2026 in Germany?
Germany rose. Demand from crop protection firms strengthened, energy costs went up, and traders lifted prices. This came on top of a 0.7% gain in Q1, and the average ended 4.2% above its level of a year earlier, when it stood at USD 59.74/KG. Q3 added to the change, with the price at USD 63.00/KG.
Prices in the United States firmed 1.1% in Q2 2026 to USD 67.00/KG, compared with USD 66.27/KG in Q1. American prices rose as the demand from crop protection firms strengthened. In Q2 2025 the average was USD 63.32/KG, so the market is 5.8% higher on a yearly basis. Relative to the four-market average of USD 56.71/KG, the United States traded 18.1% above in Q2 2026.
Why did the price of Flonicamid change in Q2 2026 in United States?
The United States rose. Demand from crop protection firms strengthened, compliance costs went up, and traders lifted prices. Q1 had brought a 0.8% gain, and by the end of Q2 the price was 5.8% above the Q2 2025 average of USD 63.32/KG. The move then extended in Q3, taking the price to USD 68.00/KG.
Flonicamid prices rose through 2025 and the first half of 2026 and rose again in the third quarter in all four markets. The global average moved from USD 52.92/KG in Q1 2025 to 53.89 in Q2, 54.99 in Q3 and 55.68 in Q4, then 56.12 in Q1 2026, 56.71 in Q2 and 57.50 in Q3, a net gain of roughly 8.7% across the window. Higher raw material and compliance costs and steady demand from formulators lifted prices for six quarters.
| Quarter | Price (USD/KG) | QoQ Change | Direction |
| Q3 2026 | 57.50 | +1.4% | ↑ Rising |
| Q2 2026 | 56.71 | +1.1% | ↑ Rising |
| Q1 2026 | 56.12 | +0.8% | ↑ Rising |
| Q4 2025 | 55.68 | +1.3% | ↑ Rising |
| Q3 2025 | 54.99 | - | - Stable |
| Q4 2026 | In Progress | - | - In Progress |
2025 was a year of steady increases for flonicamid, with prices rising in each quarter in all four markets. Starting near USD 52.92/KG in Q1, the global average finished the year at 55.68 in Q4, a gain of about 5.2%. Higher raw material and compliance costs and steady demand from formulators supported manufacturers throughout the year.
In China, prices moved from about USD 42.74/KG in Q1 2025 to USD 45.30/KG by Q4, up roughly 6.0%. Chinese prices rose steadily as the raw material costs and demand from formulators increased. At USD 47.00/KG in Q3 2026, China stands 3.8% above its Q4 2025 close. The same regional pattern is carried into the quarterly analysis above, where the quarter-by-quarter figures can be traced.
In India, prices moved from about USD 48.02/KG in Q1 2025 to USD 50.42/KG by Q4, up roughly 5.0%. Indian prices rose gradually as the energy costs and demand from formulators increased. The Q4 2025 close of USD 50.42/KG compares with USD 52.00/KG in Q3 2026, a 3.1% increase. The quarterly sections above show how the annual average developed over the year.
In Germany, prices moved from about USD 58.91/KG in Q1 2025 to USD 61.27/KG by Q4, up roughly 4.0%. German prices rose gradually as the energy costs and demand from crop protection firms increased. Relative to the end of 2025, the price in Germany is 2.8% higher at USD 63.00/KG. The quarterly breakdown above allows each stage of that path to be traced.
In the United States, prices moved from about USD 62.02/KG in Q1 2025 to USD 65.74/KG by Q4, up roughly 6.0%. American prices rose steadily as compliance costs and demand from crop protection firms increased. By Q3 2026 the average for the United States had reached USD 68.00/KG, 3.4% above the Q4 2025 close.
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Aphid and whitefly control in fruits, vegetables, cotton, potatoes and rice.
In Q3 2026, it averaged USD 47.00/KG in China, USD 52.00/KG in India, USD 63.00/KG in Germany, and USD 68.00/KG in the United States. The United States was the priciest market.
The global average went from USD 55.68/KG in Q4 2025 to 56.12 in Q1, 56.71 in Q2 and 57.50 in Q3, up 3.3% overall. Steady increases through 2025 and early 2026 continued in the third quarter.
Higher raw material costs and firm demand from formulators led manufacturers to raise prices.
We expect a global average somewhere in the USD 56.06-60.66/KG range. Firm raw material costs and steady demand point to a modest rise.
The United States sits at the top and China at the bottom. The United States pays the most on import costs and registration, while China sits lowest on large capacity.
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