AgroPages-China’s herbicide production declined 14% in March-Agricultural news

According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), China produced 330,237 tons of pesticide in March 2017, down regulated 3.3% compared to the same period last year.

For the three major categories, insecticide and fungicide production increased 1.8% and 21% to 57,467 and 23,163 tons respectively, while herbicide declined steeply, with production cut by 14.7% to 142,085 tons on a y-o-y basis.

China’s agchem production in Mar 2017 (tons)
-	Volume (ton)	Change±%	Percentage（%）
Pesticides	330,237	-3.3	100
Herbicides	142,085	-14.7	43.0
Insecticides	57,467	1.8	17.4
Fungicides	23,163	21	7.0
Source：NBS

From Jan to Mar 2017, China produced a total of 891,200 tons pesticide, down regulating 4% comparing to the same period last year. Herbicide production declined most among three major categories by 15.7% to 409,688 tons. Production of insecticide increased 12.6% to 149397 tons. Fungicide production increased most by 19.8%, reaching 56,997 tons in the period.

China’s agchem production from January to Mar 2017 (tons)
-	Volume (ton)	Change±%	Percentage（%）
Pesticides	891,200	-4.0	100
Herbicides	409,688	-15.7	46.0
Insecticides	149,397	12.6	16.8
Fungicides	56,997	19.8	6.4
Source：NBS