AgroPages-China’s pesticide output surpasses 3 mn tonnes in eleven months of 2012-Agricultural news

China’s pesticide output surpasses 3 mn tonnes in eleven months of 2012

Related News

China’s pesticide production increased by 19.7% to some 3,204,000 tonnes in the first eleven months of 2012 which ended November 30th, representing the consecutive double digit growth, according to the data from National Bureau of Statistics of China.

Herbicides, the largest category, were considered as the main growth driver, with production increased by 42.3% to 1,485,000 tonnes, accounting for 46.3% of total production. The growth of herbicide output is driven by higher demand for commodity herbicides such as glyphosate, 2,4-D. Insecticide production fell by 9.8% to 734,000 tonnes, making up 22.9% of total production, while fungicide production dropped 7.8% to 130,000 tonnes, accounting for only 4.1% of total production.

Chinese pesticide production (000 tonnes)¹
Category	November 2012	% change²	Eleven months of 2012	% change³
Herbicides	145	+42.4	1,485	+42.3
Insecticides	74	–23.0	734	-9.8
Fungicides	13	+9.3	130	-7.8
Total	336	+19.4	3,204	+19.7
1 per 100% active ingredient; 2 compared with November 2011; 3 compared with eleven months of 2011. Source: National Bureau of Statistics.

Among them, Jiangsu province remained China’s leading region in terms of manufacturing volume, with 966,076 tonnes (+13.4%), accounting for almost one third of national production during the period. Month-to-month, Shandong province saw the largest growth in output, up 66.5% to 745,425 tonnes in the first eleven months.