In October 2025, the US sodium citrate market saw a steep price rise, indicating a constricting supply-demand situation. This will keep pushing the surge in the coming months as favorable domestic demand, limited output capacity, and prevailing overseas trade patterns contribute to their share. The main growth sectors of pharmaceuticals, food processing, and cosmetics continue to drive the lead in increased sodium citrate consumption patterns, while the domestic manufacturing industry remains struggling to deal with expanding needs, leading to bottlenecks of supply. Chinese trade flows for sodium citrate with the U.S. also contributed to market tensions as the U.S. imposed additional anti-dumping measures on Chinese imports, restricting access to lower-priced alternatives and further increasing domestic supply shortages. Global supply chain disruptions, such as production slow-downs, energy shortages, and logistics interruptions in China, also make up for sodium citrate tight supply and put upward pressure on global prices. With this realignment of factors, industry players are cautioned to expect repeated price hikes and to weigh strategic procurement and inventory control methods in a bid to buffer costs in the near term.
