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Japan agrochem sales down 8% in H1 of FY 2015

Date:06-19-2015

Japanese agrochemical sales in volume and in value both decreased in the first half year of FY 2015 which ended March 31st 2015, according to the Japan Crop Protection Association (JCPA). Sales value dropped 7.8% to 224,368 million yen ($1,817 million at the current rate) compared with the same period of last fiscal year, volume slipped 10.3% to 116,088 tons.
 
Sales of herbicides were down by 9.3% to 80,898 million yen ($655 million), accounting for 36% of total agrochemical sales, while sales volume decreased 10.7% to 37,936 tons. Insecticides sales dropped 7.3% to 62,076 million yen ($503 million), volume dropped 9.8% to 39,136 tons. Fungicides sales in value and volume were also both down by 6.7% and 10.4% to 49,093 million yen ($398 million) and 22,762 tons, respectively. Insecticides/fungicides decreased by 8% to 26,335 million yen ($213 million), while volume dropped by 8.2% to 13,302 tons. 

Japanese agrochemical sales in H1 of fiscal year 20151
Category
Volume
(tons/kL)
change%
Value
(¥ mn)
change%
Paddy fields
Insecticides
6,871
-14.5
7,546
-12.9
Fungicides
3,935
-9.5
6,426
-9.3
Insecticides/fungicides
10,642
-10.8
23,699
-9.1
Herbicides
21,689
-14.4
48,815
-12.0
Subtotal
43,137
-13.1
86,486
-11.1
Fruit trees
Insecticides
6,406
-8.7
15,902
-5.5
Fungicides
4,701
-8.5
15,012
-5.0
Insecticides/fungicides
220
-4.3
159
-4.2
Herbicides
2,662
-5.2
4,841
-6.6
Subtotal
13,988
-7.9
35,914
-5.4
Vegetables/upland farms
Insecticides
23,849
-9.4
34,850
-7.9
Fungicides
13,703
-11.6
25,468
-8.8
Insecticides/fungicides
1,012
-7.5
1,465
-0.8
Herbicides
6,490
-6.3
14,741
-3.9
Subtotal
45,055
-9.6
76,523
-7.4
Other uses2
Insecticides
2,010
-0.3
3,778
-3.5
Fungicides
423
+-5.5
2,187
-21.5
Insecticides/fungicides
1,428
+16.6
1,012
-13.2
Herbicides
7,095
-4.2
12,501
-5.1
Subtotal
10,957
-0.9
19,478
-0.2
Total
Insecticides
39,136
-9.8
62,076
-7.3
Fungicides
22,762
-10.4
49,093
-6.7
Insecticides/fungicides
13,302
-8.2
26,335
-8.0
Herbicides
37,936
-10.7
80,898
-9.3
Subtotal
113,136
-10.0
218,402
-8.0
Other sections3
Plant growth regulators
951
-19.3
3,127
-10.1
Rodenticides
23
+9.5
29
-12.1
Adjuvants
1,942
-19.6
1,700
-14.1
Others
35
+9.4
1,111
+153.7
Subtotal
2,950
-19.1
5,968
-0.6
 Final Total
116,088
-10.3
224,368
-7.8
1 The first half year of fiscal year 2015 ended March 31st 2015.
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)
 
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