In April, many agrochemical manufacturers released their annual operating performance of fiscal year 2009 one after another, including those who suffered poor performance. Meanwhile, the hot debate about GM crop commercialization in China is also undergoing. However, overall domestic herbicide market is still gloomy.Although the global financial crisis has gone away, the competition among agrochemical enterprises is intensifying continuously. In order to enhance their competitiveness, many herbicide manufacturers initiated various projects, some of which will be launched in the near future, such as Jinan Lvba's pyridine and Lier Chemical's glufosinate-ammonium.Exploring overseas market is a good way to avoid domestic intense competition; actually, Zhengjiang Wynca has tried this action. And it is also regarded as a wise move for Changqing Chemical to get public in the stock market. Domestic herbicide enterprises will make their efforts to survive the gloomy market. Jiangsu Changqing accomplished IPO on Apr. 6th, 2010.Noposion's net profit achieved growth of about 50% year on year.Fengle Seed's agrochemicals business played an important role in revenue and net profit growth of 11.17% and 156.91% respectively in 2009.Wynca Sunshine, Zhejiang Wynca's overseas subsidiary in West Africa was founded formally.The relocation of Anhui Huaxing's 100t/a bensulfuron-methyl production line is drawing to an end.Asulam is a small breed herbicide in China.Environmentally friendly formulation is the trend for herbicide development.Lier Chemical is constructing a 600t/a glufosinate-ammonium production line, even though domestic market is gloomy at present.Chinese producers have a large supply of pyridine, but most end users prefer imported product.Anhui Guangxin launches an 8,000t/a diuron production line, based on its original capacity of 2,000t/a.Jiangsu Lvlilai is relocating several herbicide production lines.GM crop commercialization has become a controversial topic in China and GM technology will play a more important role in herbicide development.Herbicide residual problem not only harms agriculture but also threatens environment and people's health, so scientific application and new varieties are necessary.Paraformaldehyde price began to decline from January, even though its raw material formaldehyde price keeps stable.In Mar. 2010, 154 producers achieved 218 herbicide registrations.