Since the second half of 2020, the domestic prices of Chinese herbal medicines have entered a continuous rising channel, with a large increase and a long rising cycle, which is rare in the history of Chinese herbal medicines with data records. As for the reasons for the rise, it is generally said that there are many factors such as capital speculation, epidemic stimulation and rising labor costs. Through multi-dimensional data analysis of production, supply and demand, it is considered that the reasons for this round of Chinese herbal medicine price out of control are extremely complicated, and it is urgent to reconstruct the industrial interest pattern.
Supply and demand assessment of Chinese herbal medicines in China from 2009 to 2022.
2010-Changes in the trading volume of Chinese herbal medicine market in 2022
This price increase is a kind of harm to the people. It is difficult for doctors to prescribe medicine, and ordinary people can't afford it. Price-increasing varieties are common, and many varieties have broken through record highs. Angelica sinensis was 60 last year, now 200, Codonopsis pilosula was 55 last year, now 180, Coptis chinensis last year 140, now 400, Ranunculus ternatus was 60 last year, now 300 ....., and many other medicinal materials like this are eaten by ordinary people, not exclusive to nobles. The intervention of non-industry capital led to the madness of the country, and the abnormal price increase of Chinese herbal medicines was strictly controlled.
First, the price of traditional Chinese medicine has skyrocketed. Why is the price of traditional Chinese medicine skyrocketing?
1, the price fluctuates abnormally, and the relevant departments lack the means of regulation.
In the case of soaring prices, relevant departments are facing some practical difficulties in stabilizing market prices and cracking down on hoarding and speculation. Yan Wenzhao, director of the Development and Reform Commission of Bozhou City, said that there are many reasons for the abnormal price increase of Chinese herbal medicines, but it is definitely abnormal and unreasonable that the price increase is large and varied. What makes the relevant departments slightly passive is that there are no more means to stabilize prices at present. China's Chinese herbal medicine industry has not yet formed a large-scale and standardized planting base, with high planting cost and poor ability to resist natural risks, but the threshold for speculating Chinese herbal medicines is relatively low.
2. Capital poured into the field of Chinese herbal medicines to speculate.
The lack of investment channels for capital has led to a large amount of capital flowing into agricultural products speculation, especially in the field of Chinese herbal medicines, which has artificially caused the monopoly price of supply to skyrocket. Some financial investment institutions have also taken advantage of the trend to carry out supply chain finance, warehouse receipt pledge, and even "leverage" to facilitate the speculation of hoarding goods.
3. The quality threshold of pharmacopoeia has been improved, and the gap of raw materials of Chinese herbal medicines that meet the standards has intensified.
In order to improve the quality of Chinese herbal medicines, China Pharmacopoeia (2020 edition) added more testing items, with the aim of completely prohibiting the use of toxic pesticides in the cultivation of Chinese herbal medicines and improving the content of Chinese herbal medicines. The starting point is correct. However, due to the weak production base of Chinese herbal medicines at present, improving the quality threshold will make it difficult to guarantee the output and resources of many Chinese herbal medicines.
Second, how to stabilize the upward trend?
Through the irrational abnormal surge of Chinese herbal medicines, the industry value chain is destroyed and the industrial chain is destroyed; Through the registration of malicious patents of traditional Chinese medicine, technical control and cultural invasion are realized; Realize market monopoly by purchasing old Chinese medicine brands; All kinds of events have to alert us.
1. Enhance integration consciousness: All participants in industry integration need to have integration consciousness. Farmers, producers, processing enterprises, logistics distribution and other parties should be aware of the importance of their respective links and actively seek cooperation and integration to achieve optimal allocation of resources and benefit sharing.
2. Strengthen information sharing and cooperation: promote information flow and cooperation among all links by establishing an information sharing platform. Farmers can understand the market demand, producers can plan production in advance, processing enterprises can adjust production plans in time, and logistics and distribution can be done in time, thus realizing the efficient operation of the whole industrial chain.
3. Develop deep processing of traditional Chinese medicine and brand building: increase support for deep processing of agricultural products and increase added value. By promoting the brand building of agricultural products, we can enhance the competitiveness and added value of products and increase the income of farmers and enterprises.
4. Promote Chinese medicine in industry consolidation with a higher position, a broader vision and a stronger sense of home and country. Create a closed loop of the whole value chain and industrial chain, form a value creation community, give malicious capital an opportunity, and achieve the purpose of increasing farmers' income, improving the quality of Chinese herbal medicines and the sustainable development of Chinese herbal medicines.
We sincerely suggest that the relevant departments strengthen the price supervision of Chinese herbal medicines, find out the "black hands" behind the abnormal price increase of Chinese herbal medicines, and let Chinese herbal medicines really play their essential role in treating diseases and saving lives, instead of becoming a tool for some capital to make profits.
Finally, a song is more appropriate. If Hua Tuo were alive, it would be nice to worship foreign countries! Foreigners come to learn "Chinese medicine" to stimulate my national consciousness ... can our people protect our culture? Of course. I hope our people can fully trust our Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. We Chinese medicine can continue to develop!