China's agchem production fall in Oct 2013

China’s agrochemical production recorded a 6.08% decrease in Oct 2013 to 262,404.71 tons year-on-year. The volume of pesticide production from Jan to Oct slightly fell down by 0.35% to 2,619,711.83 tons, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS).

China’s agchem production in Oct 2013 (tons)
Category	Volume	Change %	Percentage
Agchem	262,404.71	-6.08	100%
- Herbicides	140,934.44	-3.82	53.7%
- Insecticides	59,585.69	-7.49	22.7%
- Fungicides	12,892.42	5.83	4.9%
Source: NBS

In Oct, herbicide production went down by 3.82% to 140,934.44 tons year-on year, representing the biggest production category of 53.7% of the total volume. Insecticide production also dropped 7.49% to 59,585.69 tons, making up 22.7% of the total volume. Fungicide production increased 5.83% to 12,892.42 tons, accounting for 4.9% of the total production volume.

Shandong remained the largest production province by production volume of 71,831.36 tons. Following is Jiangsu with 62,423.23 tons and Henan with 24,663.9 tons.