Japan agchem sales up 3% in FY 2014

Agrochemical sales in Japan rose by 2.6% to 346,060 million yen ($2,976.1 million at the current rate) in the FY 2014 ended Sep 30th 2014, according to the Japan Crop Protection Association (JCPA). The sales volume dipped by 0.5% (about 1,000 tons) at 195,656 tons.

 

Sales of the largest category, herbicides, were up by 4.6% to 119,318 million yen ($1026.1 million), while sales volume increased 1.4% to 61,523 tons. Insecticides sales rose by 1.9% to 102,673 million yen ($883 million) but volume dropped by 3.1% to 68,779 tons. Fungicides posted a 2.4% increase at 75,973 million yen ($653.4 million), and volume also rose by 1.9% to 39,221 tons. Insecticides/fungicides decreased by 0.1% to 38,176 million yen ($328.3 million), while volume dropped by 1.8% to 20,911 tons. 

 

The sales for the paddy-field application category registered a 2.7% rise to 127,485 million yen ($1,096.4 million) with volume decreasing by 2.2% to 68,525 tons. Sales for vegetable/upland farms application saw a 2.8% increase to 121,027 million yen ($1,040.8 million) with volume increasing 0.6% at 81,058 tons. Sales for fruit trees application post a 0.4% growth at 50,427 million yen ($433.7 million), and volume was down by 0.7% to 19,464 tons. The “others uses” section, which including non-agricultural, forest, garden, golf uses, recorded the increase both in sales and volume, and the sales boosted by 6.0% to 37,200 million ($319.9 million) yen with volume up by 1.2% to 21,385 tons. In addition, it's worth mentioning that the sales of rodenticides in value and volume both surged 200% to 42 million yen ($ 0.36 million) and 27 tons in FY 2014, respectively.

Japanese agrochemical sales in fiscal year 20141
Category	Volume (tons/kL)	annual change%	Value (¥ mn)	annual change%
Paddy fields
Insecticides	13,894	-6.0	14,805	+4.7
Fungicides	6,878	-3.9	11,089	+2.3
Insecticides/fungicides	15,829	-3.1	33,498	+0.3
Herbicides	31,924	+0.4	68,093	+3.5
Subtotal	68,525	-2.2	127,485	+2.7
Fruit trees
Insecticides	8,406	-3.2	22,767	-0.9
Fungicides	6,303	-	19,532	+0.7
Insecticides/fungicides	502	+6.4	367	+6.4
Herbicides	4,253	+2.6	7,761	+3.5
Subtotal	19,464	-0.7	50,427	+0.4
Vegetables/upland farms
Insecticides	42,978	-1.5	58,199	+2.9
Fungicides	25,056	+4.0	39,405	+1.7
Insecticides/fungicides	2,280	-2.4	2,641	-8.3
Herbicides	10,745	+2.0	20,783	+6.0
Subtotal	81,058	+0.6	121,027	+2.8
Other uses2
Insecticides	3,501	-9.6	6,902	-2.4
Fungicides	984	+5.8	5,947	+4.4
Insecticides/fungicides	2,300	+7.4	1,670	+6.1
Herbicides	14,601	+2.9	22,681	+6.8
Subtotal	21,385	+1.2	37,200	+6.0
Total
Insecticides	68,779	-3.1	102,673	+1.9
Fungicides	39,221	+1.9	75,973	+2.4
Insecticides/fungicides	20,911	-1.8	38,176	-0.1
Herbicides	61,523	+1.4	119,318	+4.6
Subtotal	190,434	-0.5	336,140	+2.7
Other sections3
Plant growth regulators	1,623	-1.9	6,050	-0.4
Rodenticides	27	+200.0	42	+200.0
Adjuvants	3,522	-1.8	2,960	-0.3
Others	53	+10.4	869	-4.1
Subtotal	5,224	-1.4	9,921	-0.4
Final Total	195,656	-0.5	346,060	+2.6
1 Fiscal year 2014 extends from October 1st 2013 to September 30th 2014. 2 Other uses: non-agricultural , forest, garden, golf 3 Other sections: including plant growth regulators, rodenticides, adjuvants and biopesticides Source: Japan Crop Protection Association (JCPA)