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China pesticides import up 24% in nine-month 2012
Nov. 6, 2012
According to the data released by the Chinese General Administration of Customs, pesticide import/export in the first nine months of 2012 is shown below.
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Pesticide import/export in nine months of 2012
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Category
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Volume (000 tons)
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Value ($ million)
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Nine months
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%change
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Nine months
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%change
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Import
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Herbicides
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17.2
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+27.3
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93
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-1.8
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Insecticides
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6.8
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+30.0
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109
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+21.5
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Fungicides
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18.9
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+25.3
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214
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+36.9
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Total
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51.5
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+24.3
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460
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+20.6
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Export
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Herbicides
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457.4
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+21.2
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1,245
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+27.5
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Insecticides
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148.3
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-6.2
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591
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+10.1
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Fungicides
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54.4
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-7.6
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257
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-10.5
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Total
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687.1
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+12.4
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2,155
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+16.4
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Source: the Chinese General Administration of Customs
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The volume of imported pesticide was 51,500 tons, increased by 24.3%; the value reached $460 million, increased by 20.6%, the imported average price was $8,932.0/t, decreased by 3.6%. Among them, imported insecticide, herbicide and fungicide increased by 30.0%, 25.3% and 27.3%, respectively.
Volume of exported pesticide reached 687,100 tons, increased by 12.4%, the exported pesticide value was $2,155 million, increased by 16.4%, and the exported average price was $3136.4/t, rose by 3.6%. The volume of exported pesticides accounts for 26.8% of the total output. Among them, exported herbicides volume was 457,400 tons, increased by 21.2%, accounting for 66.6% of the total export, 38.9% of herbicide production. The exported herbicide value was $1,245 million; the average exported price was $2,721.9/t, increased by 2.6%. The exported fungicide was 54,400 tons, decreased by 7.6%, accounting for 7.9% of the total exported volume, 52.3% of fungicide production; the exported fungicide value reached $ 257 million, down 10.5%, the average exported price was $ 4,724.3/t, decreased by 3.1%.
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