AgroPages-China's pesticide exports up 1.4% in Q1 2016-Agricultural news

According to data released by the Chinese General Administration of Customs, China's pesticide import and export trade value reached $1.165 billion in Q1, down by 8.5% compared with the same period last year.

From Jan. to March, the volume of pesticide imports declined 1% y-o-y to 28,000 tons, with value dropping by 7.3% to $230 million. Imports of insecticides and fungicides showed an uptrend, while herbicide imports declined in both volume and value.

China exported a total volume of 336,000 tons of pesticide in the period, up 1.4% y-o-y, while value dipped 8.8% to $936 million. The export volume and value both increased for insecticides and fungicides. Herbicide exports continued their downward trend.

Category	Import(000 tons, $ million)				Export (000 tons, $ million)
Category	volume	change(%)	value	change(%)	volume	change(%)	value	change(%)
Pesticide	28	-1.0	229.66	-7.3	336	+1.4	935.67	-8.8
Insecticide	3	+31.6	57.39	+21.3	56	+11.6	20,4.26	+0.5
Fungicide	9	+9.7	88.23	-5.0	24	+20.9	118.77	+3.7
Herbicide	10	-12.6	57.12	-27.7	244	-2.5	585.42	-14.6