Brazil eleven-month agchem sales up 30% in 2013

Brazil’s agrochemical sales recorded a 19% increase to R$ 3,082 million(US$1,325.3 million at the current rate) in Nov 2013, according to the data released by the Brazilian Crop Protection Industry Union, the Sindiveg. The eleven -month sales achieved a 30% increase to R$ 22,141 million (US$9,520.6 million at the current rate). Growth was mainly driven by soybean, corn, wheat crops.

For the eleven-month of 2013, insecticides remained the largest category with sales up by 37% to R$ 8,683 million(US$3,733.7 million at the current rate ), representing 39% of total sales.The herbicides sales ranked second place and grew by 37% to R$ 7,553 million(US$3,247.8 million at the current rate), contributing to 36% of total sales. Fungicide sales boosted by 15% to R$4,980 million(US$2,141.4 million at the current rate), accounting for 21% of total sales, while acaricide sales were up by 4% to R$190 million(US$81.7 million at the current rate). Sales for other products boosted by 11% to R$735 million(US$316.1 million at the current rate).

Brazil agchem sales result by category (R$million)
Category	Nov 2012 ( total %)	Nov 2013 ( total %)	%Change	eleven -month 2012 ( total %)	eleven-month 2013 (total %)	% Change
Herbicides	738 (28)	895 (29)	+21	5,522 (35)	7,553 (36)	+37
Fungicides	784 (30)	815 (26)	+4	4,349 (23)	4,980 (21)	+15
Insecticides	959 (37)	1.273 (41)	+33	6,361 (37)	8,683 (39)	+37
Acaricides	23 (1)	16 (1)	-30	183 (1)	190 (1)	+4
Others	91 (4)	83 (3)	-9	662 (4)	735 (3)	+11
Total	2,595	3,082	+19	17,077	22,141	+30
Source: Sindiveg