According to PriceWatch, during Q2 2025, the cost of Xanthan Gum price trend (Food Grade), FOB Qingdao dropped from the last quarter -8.54% to USD 2,513.5 per MT. The decline primarily was due to weak demand from the food and beverage industry, particularly in the Western markets whose inventory level was already higher than the first stockpiling. Seasonal recession in consumption, together with prudent buys in advance of summer was added to demand of subordinates.
On the supply side, Chinese producers kept working on high efficiency, where the production smoothly ran. Land – political tension, particularly resulting from regional disputes and interference with global objects, made the Red Sea route intermittent logistic delay, but did not sufficiently to substantially tighten supply.
Exporters experienced low pressure to lower prices to stay competitive, particularly between expanding variants from Southeast Asian suppliers. Despite the price decline, the market was stable with sufficient availability and no serious supply shock. Track real time methyl chloride price trend analysis.





