David Li

China Price Index: From Regulation to Revolution — How China’s New Pesticide Policy Is Reshaping Global Agriculture
China’s new pesticide export policy is transforming its agrochemical industry — driving innovation, boosting global competitiveness, and redefining agriculture’s next growth frontier.
China Price Index: A Different Path for Chinese Companies Amid Brazil’s Crop Protection Crisis
Chinese pesticide firms shift strategy as Brazil’s crop protection market faces crisis, competition, and collapsing distributor models.
China Price Index: Structural Capacity Adjustments Drive Price Volatility for Glyphosate and Glufosinate
Glyphosate prices rebound amid tighter supply; glufosinate struggles with weak demand and regulation shifts. Learn key trends shaping 2025 buying decisions.
China Price Index: Chinese Crop Protection Companies Need to Restart the Road to Re-Globalization
Contributor David Li explores why Chinese innovation, combined with large-scale, high-end flexible manufacturing, could be more attractive for global collaboration.
China Price Index: When Will the Turning Point Arrive for China’s Pesticide Industry?
Is the Chinese agrochemical market at a turning point? Contributor David Li says it is and changes in strategy will be paramount.
China Price Index: Is Upward Integration Really the Right Decision for Chinese Agrochemical Companies?
Horizontal integration may become a strategy for many companies in the next decade, says Chinese agrochemical market expert David Li.
China Price Index: A Long-Term Growth Strategy in Global Crop Protection Requires Focus, Innovation and Rapid Change
Market expert David Li details why these three factors are more important than ever for Chinese companies, as well as the multinationals.
China Price Index: Establishing an ‘Ecology of Ag Innovation’ Is Key to China’s Supply Chain Success
Contributor David Li says companies that maintain an “Ecology of Ag Innovation” will become more sustainable in the long run.
China Price Index: The ‘Invisible Hand’ That Is Reshaping Crop Protection Market Strategy
Contributor David Li provides insights into Bayer’s new way of doing business and the dynamic interplay of innovation, market demands, and organizational transformation.
China Price Index: Why Chinese Crop Protection Companies Seek Mutual Prosperity with LATAM Trading Partners
There is great potential for cooperation between China and Latin America when it comes to agricultural trade, says contributor David Li.
China Price Index: The Dilemma of Agrochemical Overcapacity Amid a New Era of Customer Transparency
As overcapacity poses a constant challenge, the agrochemical market enters a new era of customer transparency, says David Li.
China Price Index: Why Chinese Companies Need to Reinvent Themselves and What It Means for Glyphosate, Other Key Agrochemicals
As Chinese companies continue to explore various market strategies, contributor David Li says their future path must be internationalization.
China Price Index: 2024 Reorganization of the Pesticide Supply Chain in China
Contributor David Li shares insight into how global crop protection companies will need to adjust their supply chain strategy in 2024.
China Price Index: What Is the Right Supply Chain Strategy for Your Agrochemicals in 2024?
Contributor David Li shares key insight into the importance of matching the right supply chain strategy with the right products in 2024.
China Price Index: The Way Forward for Chinese Agrochemical Enterprises’ Internationalization
The internationalization of Chinese companies needs to explore a new path, rather than waiting helplessly for the collapse of the industrial price system.
China Price Index: Why the Value Chain Is So Important for the Global Agrochemicals Market
Supply chain management will become more difficult for companies in the future, mainly because competition is changing faster than procurement teams can imagine.
China Price Index: Glufosinate’s Shift from Overcapacity to Product Innovation
Contributor David Li provides key insight into the state of the glufosinate market and the challenges manufacturers face in an oversaturated market.
China Price Index: Why Glyphosate Manufacturers’ Pricing Strategy Is Failing and How to Fix It
In the current glyphosate market, the most realistic solution is to consistently support distributors at a reasonable price and just ride out the storm with customers.
China Price Index: Three Takeaways for Chinese Agrochemical Companies’ Strategic Thinking
Facing market downturns can be a challenge for ag chem companies. Three strategies can help Chinese manufacturers navigate challenging times.