Chinese medicine raw material evaluation ∣ even the price of luo han guo, which has been stable for many years, has also begun to rise in price

Author: Wu Yi

Source: Tiandi Yuntu Chinese Medicine Industry Big Data

Monk fruit is a variety that has maintained a stable price for many years, and has been producing new products for two months this year, but the price has suddenly risen recently, up 60%, what is the reason?

In this issue, the big data platform of The Chinese medicine industry of Tiandi Yuntu analyzes the market of this variety according to the production and marketing data.

First, the number of new goods in 2021 is small

Yulin Market: The price of luo han guo in guangxi market has risen, and the trend is smooth. Affected by the weather, this year's monk fruit is 30% less than last year's, and merchants actively purchase it. At present, the market is 1.6 yuan / large fruit, 1.1 yuan / fruit, and small fruit 0.80 yuan / one.

Bozhou market: Recently, the overall purchase and sale of luo han guo has improved, the market has fluctuated, and merchants are reluctant to sell. At present, the price of luo han guo large fruit in the market is 1.4-1.5 yuan / piece, medium fruit 1.1-1.2 yuan / piece, small fruit 0.7-0.8 yuan / piece.

Anguo market: This year, the output of new luo han guo is small, the new supply of production is moving smoothly, and the market has risen significantly. At present, the market price of 500pcs/box is 1.5-1.6 yuan/piece, 700pcs/carton is priced at 1.4 yuan/piece, and 900pcs/carton is priced at 1.2-1.3 yuan/piece.

Second, the market suddenly rises

Chart: Luo Han Guo (Da, Guangxi) market price trend chart from 2016 to 2021

In 2019, the spring rain in the Guangxi production area of Luo Han Guo was too much, and the later stage encountered drought, and the growth was not good. When the new fruit is produced in that year, the fruit is small, the fruit hanging rate is low, the production reduction situation is gradually clear, many merchants are optimistic about the market expectations, the origin and market supply are moving freely, and the market is rising.

In 2020, the outbreak of new crown pneumonia, Luo Han Guo, as a formula raw material commonly used in herbal tea in the two Guangdong areas, in the case of the sluggish sales of other medicinal varieties, the demand movement remained smooth, and the market continued to maintain a firm upward trend; after the export was blocked, the movement was slow, and the market showed a slight correction; coupled with the high enthusiasm for planting in 2020, the output increased, and the market continued to decline after the new production.

In 2021, the national weather was dry in the early stage, and the fruit set period of fruit herbs encountered low temperatures, resulting in a general reduction in production; coupled with the general increase in the price of domestic Chinese medicinal materials, the price of monk fruit rose sharply after November.

Third, the place of origin is concentrated

Luo Han Guo main planting area in Guangxi, distributed in Guilin Yongfu County, Xing'an County, Rong'an County, Lingui County and other places, the production area is relatively concentrated, Yongfu County is the country's largest Luo Han Guo planting base, Yongfu County Longjiang Township is the birthplace of Luo Han Guo, in 1995 the township was named by the Ministry of Agriculture as "China's Luo Han Guo Town", the township planting area of about 20,000 mu all year round, accounting for 60% of the total national output.

According to the statistics of the big data platform of the Chinese medicine industry in Tiandi Yuntu, the output of luo han guo in 2020 is about 7385 tons (luo han guo is usually calculated on a case-by-case basis, and this data is converted into tons). Monk fruit cultivation is a year-on-year basis, the new production time is from September to December every year, and the yield in 2021 is about 30% lower than that in 2020.

Fourth, the dosage increased

Luo Han Guo is cool, such as Wang Laoji, Jiaduobao herbal tea, Taiji Group's compound Luo Han Guo cough granules, Sanjin Pharmaceutical's compound Luo Han Guo clear lung syrup, compound Luo Han Guo clear lung granules and many other pharmaceutical companies and tea companies need it as raw materials.

In recent years, new application areas of monk fruit have been continuously developed, which has also stimulated the growth of annual demand. In 2021, the demand for monk fruit is about 1 billion, more than double the demand for 400 million in previous years.

According to the statistics of the big data platform of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry in Tiandi Yuntu, the dosage of Luo Han Guo in 2020 is about 6,000 tons.

Fifth, the main demand products and enterprise analysis

In terms of the demand for proprietary Chinese medicines, 7702 proprietary Chinese medicines monitored by the platform were screened, and the 13 proprietary Chinese medicines currently on the market contained monk fruit. The top Chinese patent medicines in demand for monk fruit are golden throat tablets and sprays, monk fruit cough syrup, monk fruit cough tablets, etc.

The top Chinese patent medicine enterprises in high demand are Guangxi Golden Throat Group, Guangxi Hercules Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Guangxi Fangluo Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., and Guangxi Wuzhou Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd.

Sixth, the future market pre-judgment

1, the current price will stimulate the cultivation of monk fruit about 110 plants per mu of monk fruit, harvest 8000-12,000 fruits per mu, according to the average purchase price of each fruit of 0.6 yuan, planting monk fruit per mu income of about 6,000 yuan; but monk fruit from planting to harvesting, labor and time-consuming, after deducting costs, farmers' enthusiasm for planting is not high. If the purchase price is lower than 0.6 yuan, the farmer will significantly reduce the number of seeds, and if the purchase price is higher than 0.8 yuan, the farmer will expand the seed.

2, a year's production is very easy to restore Luo Han Guo is planted around the Annual Qingming Festival, and can produce new ones around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the growth cycle is short, the tissue culture seedlings cultivated by modern technology are more resistant, coupled with the fine management of farmers, production is easy to recover.

3, dried fruit is easy to preserve After the production of luo han guo, in the dry, low temperature, light protection, ventilation environment, basically can be stored for 2 years, and the situation of broken fruit in transportation is also very small, less than 2%. Once the price is lower than expected and the yield is low, farmers can process it into dried products for storage and sale, which is why the luo han guo market has not fluctuated much in recent years.

It can be seen that this year's Luo Han Guo market is in place in one step, mainly due to the low production enthusiasm caused by low prices for many years, coupled with the disaster situation and the rise in labor costs. However, the future market continues to rise sharply lack of momentum, after all, the market still has inventory support, short-term positive has been released, and the medium and long-term need to see the actual digestion situation. Next year, in the absence of natural disasters and future expansion, the luo han guo market will rationally decline after the new production.