Colombia imports 23,314 tons of pesticides in 2014
Date:02-05-2015
Colombia imported 23,314 tons of pesticides in 2014. The number is an increase compared with what was purchased in 2013, when Colombians acquired 22,700 tons from overseas.
The survey was made according to official data from the Department of Safety and Agricultural Inputs of the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA). The agency collected information from importers and commercial houses.
The company which imported the most was Proficol Andina 8343.8 tons, followed by Bayer CropScience (4512 tons), Arysta Lifescience Colombia S.A. (2234 tons), and Invesa S.A. with 2219 tons. More details can be seen in the table below.
Imports of pesticides in Colombia by company (2014) |
Company |
Kg |
% |
Lt |
% |
Proficol Andina |
8,343,810 |
35.79% |
868,034 |
2.11% |
Bayer CropScience s.a. |
4,512,188 |
19.35% |
230,663 |
0.56% |
Arysta lifescience Colombia s.a. |
2,234,620 |
9.58% |
990,330 |
2.41% |
Invesa s.a. |
2,219,760 |
9.52% |
1,967,194 |
4.79% |
C.I. Banacol s.a. |
1,511,329 |
6.48% |
237,978 |
0.58% |
Federacion nacional de arroceros - fedearroz |
964,530 |
4.14% |
48,000 |
0.12% |
Dow Agrosciences de Colombia |
892,000 |
3.83% |
28,484,571 |
69.36% |
Syngenta s.a. |
783,669 |
3.36% |
596,973 |
1.45% |
BASF Química Colombiana s.a. |
401,463 |
1.72% |
901,412 |
2.19% |
DuPont de Colombia s.a. |
318,581 |
1.37% |
78,153 |
0.19% |
Rotam Agrochemical Colombia s.a.s |
161,449 |
0.69% |
224,082 |
0.55% |
Vecol s.a. |
119,840 |
0.51% |
198,468 |
0.48% |
Isagro Colombia s.a.s |
117,150 |
0.50% |
160,586 |
0.39% |
Agrocentro Colombia s.a.s |
97,170 |
0.42% |
273,446 |
0.67% |
Helm Andina ltda |
91,559 |
0.39% |
2,324,976 |
5.66% |
Rainbow Agrosciences s.a.s |
91,620 |
0.39% |
31,830 |
0.08% |
Polyban Internacional s.a. |
64,500 |
0.28% |
- |
0.00% |
Phytocare s.a.s |
58,400 |
0.25% |
80,800 |
0.20% |
Agricense ltda |
55,500 |
0.24% |
55,800 |
0.14% |
Quimor |
46,820 |
0.20% |
87,825 |
0.21% |
UPL Colombia s.a.s |
44,090 |
0.19% |
1,359,780 |
3.31% |
Electrofumigación Toro y cia. ltda |
33,545 |
0.14% |
4,000 |
0.01% |
Anasac Colombia ltda |
27,759 |
0.12% |
300,481 |
0.73% |
Sumitoto Corporación Colombia s.a.s. |
28,580 |
0.12% |
41,540 |
0.10% |
Laboratorios Chalver de Colombia s.a. |
21,000 |
0.09% |
22,050 |
0.05% |
Kabala Trading Company C.I. s.a.s |
18,240 |
0.08% |
- |
0.00% |
Cibochem s.a.s |
14,420 |
0.06% |
396,680 |
0.97% |
Mayoristas Agricolas s.a. - magro s.a. |
10,380 |
0.04% |
31,000 |
0.08% |
Superabono ltda |
10,000 |
0.04% |
- |
0.00% |
Sharda Colombia s.a. |
6,280 |
0.03% |
14,859 |
0.04% |
Chemtura Colombia ltda. |
5,100 |
0.02% |
104,136 |
0.25% |
Colinagro s.a. |
4,400 |
0.02% |
14,400 |
0.04% |
Point de Colombia |
2,150 |
0.01% |
61,480 |
0.15% |
Novag Agrosciences Sucursal Colombia |
1,500 |
0.01% |
38,024 |
0.09% |
Dewrenew international corporation |
- |
0.00% |
720,00 |
1.75% |
Red Surcos Colombia ltda |
- |
0.00% |
95,314 |
0.23% |
Agrochemy sas |
500 |
0.00% |
9,204 |
0.02% |
Agroquimicos arroceros de Colombia s.a. |
- |
0.00% |
9,990 |
0.02% |
Asia agrocolombia s.a.s |
- |
0.00% |
5,400 |
0.01% |
Minagro ltda |
117 |
0.00% |
- |
0.00% |
Total |
23,314,018 |
100% |
41,069,460 |
100% |