In Dec. 2017, Hainan Administration for Commodity Prices and Hainan Department of Agriculture amended the Temporary Management Method for Pesticide Prices in Hainan, which was released in 2014. Accordingly, it is specified that the wholesale and retailing prices of pesticides within the province are under the management of governmental guidance and the control of the maximum price difference. The method is implemented from 1 Jan., 2018 onwards with the valid period of five years.

According to information from Shenzhen Noposion Agrochemicals Co., Ltd. (Noposion), the company officially launched its two-dimension code production on 20 Dec., 2017.

According to report from Jiangsu Agricultural Technology Paper, the Israeli company ADAMA has started to target the Chinese market. Starting from 2016, it started the operation of the Jiangsu market. In a short time, it has made remarkable sales performance with its focus on the needs from growers and different markets.