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Sep. 4, 2012

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Sep. 4, 2012

Agrochemical sales in Japan rose by 3.1% to 281,264 million yen ($3.6 billion at the current rate) during the first nine months of 2012 pesticide year, which ran from October 2011 to June 2012, according to the Japan Crop Protection Association (JCPA). The sales volume reached 160,243 tons, up 2.1% compared with 156,948 tons last year.

Herbicides were the largest category, which posted sales of 101,938 million yen, up by 2.8%, while sales volume grew by 4.4% to 51,305 tons. Sales of insecticides went up 6.3% to 78,905 million yen and volume reached 55,874 tons, up by 3.7%. Fungicides dipped by 1.1% in sales to 60,126 million yen, and volume slipped approximate 10% to 30,134 tons. Sales for insecticide/fungicides rose by 6.6% to 31,524 million yen, and volume increased the most, up 13.8% to 18,449 tons. Sales for plant growth regulators saw a 6.8% decrease to 5,813 million yen, while volume down by 22% to 1,424 tons.

Agrochemical sales for paddy crops in value term increased by 2.2% to 109,155 million yen, while volume down by 0.3% to 59,708 tons. Nearly 57% of the herbicides, which was some 29,095 tons, were used on paddy crops, down by 1% compared with the same period of last year. Sales for vegetables and upland farms in volume term fell by 3.1% to 62,469 tons, but this category posted a 2.6% growth in value term to 94,050 million yen. Sales for fruit trees were flat in both value and volume, slightly up 1.4% and 0.2%, respectively.

Japanese agrochemical sales in nine-month1
 Nine-month ended June 30th
Volume of 2011 (tons)
Volume of 2012 (tons)
change %
Value of 2011(¥ mn)
Value of 2012 (¥ mn)
change %
Paddy fields
Insecticides
9,936
10,344
+4.1
9,611
10,082
+4.9
Fungicides
6,556
5,950
-9.2
9,090
8,825
-2.9
Insecticides/fungicides
14,038
14,318
+2.0
27,725
28,459
+2.6
Herbicides
29,375
29,095
-1.0
60,339
61,788
+2.4
Subtotal
59,905
59,708
-0.3
106,765
109,155
+2.2
Fruit trees
Insecticides
8,200
7,996
-2.5
18,876
19,281
+2.1
Fungicides
5,835
5,716
-2.0
16,629
16,380
-1.5
Insecticides/fungicides
274
464
+69.3
269
430
+59.9
Herbicides
3,147
3,318
+5.4
7,022
7,306
+4.0
Subtotal
17,457
17,494
+0.2
42,796
43,397
+1.4
Vegetables/upland farms
Insecticides
33,968
34,476
+1.5
41,550
44,267
+6.5
Fungicides
20,166
17,837
-11.5
32,019
31,784
-0.7
Insecticides/fungicides
1,518
1,789
+17.9
1,333
1,531
+14.9
Herbicides
8,826
8,367
-5.2
16,756
16,468
-1.7
Subtotal
64,478
62,469
-3.1
91,658
94,050
+2.6
Other uses2
Insecticides
1,790
3,058
+70.8
4,202
5,275
+25.5
Fungicides
672
631
-6.1
3,037
3,137
+3.3
Insecticides/fungicides
377
1,878
+398.1
255
1,104
+332.9
Herbicides
7,782
10,525
+35.2
15,046
16,376
+8.8
Subtotal
10,621
16,092
+51.5
22,541
25,892
+14.9
Total
Insecticides
53,894
55,874
+3.7
74,239
78,905
+6.3
Fungicides
33,229
30,134
-9.3
60,775
60,126
-1.1
Insecticides/fungicides
16,207
18,449
+13.8
29,582
31,524
+6.6
Herbicides
49,130
51,305
+4.4
99,163
101,938
+2.8
Subtotal
152,460
155,762
+2.2
263,759
272,493
+3.3
Other sections3
Plant growth regulators
1,618
1,424
-22.0
6,237
5,813
-6.8
Rodenticides
26
25
-3.8
31
32
+3.2
Adjuvants
2,813
2,994
+6.4
2,058
2,108
+2.4
Others
31
37
+19.4
651
817
+25.5
Subtotal
4,488
4,480
-0.2
8,976
8,770
-2.3
Final Total
156,948
160,243
+2.1
272,736
281,264
+3.1
1 Nine-month extends from October to June in the following year.
2 Other uses: non-agricultural , garden, golf
3 Other sections: including plant growth regulators, rodenticides, adjuvants and biopesticides
Source: Japan Crop Protection Association (JCPA)

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