Recently, many domestic starch companies have issued "starch price adjustment" notices. In a word, the price of potato starch will go up!
At present, the outgoing price of first-class Starch from many manufacturers is RMB 7,500-7600/ton, and the price of high-class starch from large-scale well-known enterprises is RMB 8,100-8600/ton. Some insiders believe that as the price of starch continues to rise, the price of premium products will continue to rise around the Spring Festival, or reach a new peak in history.
Many factors promote the price increase of potato starch
Recently, affected by the epidemic and two cold waves in the south, the supply of vegetables has slowed down, logistics and transportation have become more difficult, and the prices of domestic agricultural products have risen sharply, which has supported the price increase of potatoes.
Undoubtedly, the rise of fresh potatoes has strongly promoted the price of potato starch. On the other hand, the strong rise of Corn starch and tapioca starch has also driven the price of potato starch to continue to rise.
First, corn starch has grown rapidly. According to the statistics of "The Granary of the World", on January 12th and 13th, corn starch across the country showed a price increase of RMB 50-200 per ton. For example, Heilongjiang Haotian’s price increase is 50 yuan per ton, and the sales price is 3,500 yuan per ton; Heilongjiang Xiangyu’s price increase is 120 yuan per ton, and the sales price is 3,500 yuan per ton; Henan Tianjia Company’s price increase is 100 yuan per ton and the sales price per ton. 4050 yuan per ton.
According to "Zhuochuang Express" analysis, the domestic corn starch prices continue to rise, mainly due to the overall increase in the price of corn raw materials. From January 1 to 11, the spot price of corn starch in North China increased by 500-700 CNY/ton in ten days, an increase of 20.63%, a record high.
Second, the price of cassava starch has increased significantly. Recently, the price of cassava starch has increased significantly compared with the end of 2020 and the beginning of this month, with a cumulative increase of 200-300 yuan per ton. Industry insiders and Zhuochuang analyzed that the domestic cassava starch spot supply is tight, the shipping costs continue to rise, the tight container and the depreciation of the U.S. dollar and other factors are combined. In the near future, the price of cassava starch will continue to rise strongly, and the price will easily rise but never fall.
Third, it is difficult for imported potato starch to come to Hong Kong. Every year around the Spring Festival, EU starch will enter the Chinese market. Affected by the epidemic this year, it is difficult for foreign cargo ships to call at the port, and imported potato starch is much less than in previous years.
In addition, the author learned from the "2020 China Potato Starch High-end Forum" held by the Potato Starch Committee of China Starch Industry Association in Sanya that with the rapid development of the food industry, the domestic demand for potato starch is over 800,000 tons per year. , And the rigid demand market is still growing. The total output of potato starch in my country has a large gap to rigid demand, and price increases are imperative.
Potato starch is more and more widely used
Potato starch is a kind of deep-processed potato products. It is white in color, accompanied by crystal-like luster, and has a mild smell. It is known as the "nobleman" in starch. It has the advantages of large particle diameter, high viscosity, low gelatinization temperature, high transparency, strong water absorption, high content of trace elements, and excellent physical and chemical indexes and industrial application performance.
Zhou Qingfeng, chairman of the Potato Starch Committee of the China Starch Industry Association, pointed out that with the rapid development of the national economy, the use of starch has penetrated into all walks of life in the national economy and is everywhere in people's daily lives. Starch and comprehensive utilization products are widely used in food, feed, fermentation, medicine, papermaking, daily chemical, metallurgy and petroleum industries. The food industry and feed industry occupy a leading position, and there is a trend of development in more industries.
At present, potato starch in China plays an important role in many industrial fields. For example, in the production of candy, baked goods, meat food, dairy products and other products in the food industry, starch is used as an important raw and auxiliary material; in the pharmaceutical industry In the production of tablets and capsules, starch is an important raw material; in the paper industry, starch is one of the most important raw materials in the papermaking process, and it is also the second largest component of paper in addition to mineral fillers; In the industry, potato starch slurry can give warp yarns a smooth surface, improve its strength and wear resistance, and is an indispensable sizing material in the textile processing process; potato starch is also a fluid loss agent for petroleum drilling fluids and fracturing fluids. Fluid loss control agent and thickening agent, thickening agent for blocking water and Surfactant for enhancing oil recovery... etc.
In fact, potato starch has more mature and wider applications in European and American countries. For example, in addition to being directly used, potato starch can also change its structure and properties through physical, chemical and biochemical methods to produce starches with different characteristics and properties, which the industry calls "modified starch". Internationally, there are currently more than 2,000 types of modified starch products, of which more than 360 types are commonly used. About 80 types have been put into industrial production and use in my country.
Undoubtedly, continuous innovation and intensive processing are the inevitable trend of potato starch development. According to calculations, using traditional technology to process potatoes into starch can increase the value by 1 time. If modern science and technology are used for intensive processing, the value of lactic acid can be 3 times; the production of super absorbent resin can increase the value by 8 times; the production of cyclodextrin can be The value-added is 20 times; the value-added of producing bio-glue is more than 60 times This shows that potato starch has very high development value and broad market prospects.
