China Fertilizer Market: Organic Water-Soluble Fertilizers Dominate 96% of H1 2026 New Registrations
Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the results of the fertilizer registration review for the first half of 2026. A total of 234 fertilizer products from 202 domestic and foreign enterprises were successfully approved for registration.
The approved products are predominantly specialty fertilizers, including organic water-soluble fertilizers, soil conditioners, and slow-release fertilizers. This distribution clearly reflects the ongoing industrial upgrading within the sector.
Among them, organic water-soluble fertilizers dominate, accounting for 225 registered products. The structural breakdown of these products is particularly distinctive: liquid forms lead decisively with 186 products (82.67%), followed by powders with 34 products (15.11%), while granular forms account for only 5 products (2.22%). This sharp disparity highlights a profound market preference.
Fertilizer registration statistics serve as a key indicator of industry trends. This significant gap in formulation shares is not the result of short-term market speculation; rather, it is the combined result of policy guidance, evolving cultivation patterns, and technological progress. This strongly demonstrates that China's fertilizer industry is rapidly transitioning from volume-driven, resource-intensive manufacturing toward a high-quality growth phase characterized by organic composition, liquid application, precision delivery, and multifunctional performance.
In recent years, China has continued to promote initiatives for reducing fertilizer use while increasing efficiency, improve cultivated land quality, and advance green agriculture. The government has tightened controls on new capacity for traditional straight and conventional compound fertilizers, actively steering the sector toward value-added upgrades. With advantages such as high nutrient utilization, soil improvement and protection, and green, low-carbon attributes, organic water-soluble fertilizers align perfectly with national goals to reduce agricultural pollution, lower carbon emissions, and ensure sustainable farmland use. Consequently, they have become the primary focus for enterprises expanding their product pipelines.
Sourcing from AgriGoods Herald
