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Pesticide sales in Australia rose by 13% comparing with the previous year to Aus$ 2,420.6 million (US$ 2,617.2 million at the current rate) in the fiscal year 2011 which ended June 30th, according to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA).
Herbicides were the largest category, sales up 5% to Aus$ 1,251.8 million (US$ 1,353.4 million), accounting for 52% of the total sales. Both insecticides and fungicides post significant sales increase, insecticides up 32.6% to Aus$ 363.7 million (US$ 393.4 million), and the latter jumped by 46.8% to Aus$ 231.1 million (US$ 250.0 million).
There were 6,687 registered pesticide products on the market in the fiscal 2011, compared with 6,241 last year. The registered products include 2,130 herbicides, 1,098 insecticides, 619 fungicides, 529 Household insecticides and 98 miticides.
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2010-11 Australian pesticide sales (Aus$ million)
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Category
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20111
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20101
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%change
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Number of products (2011)
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Herbicides
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1,251.8
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1,192.6
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+5.0
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2,130
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Insecticides
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363.7
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274.2
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+32.6
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1,098
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Fungicides
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231.1
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157.4
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+46.8
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619
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Household insecticides
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144.9
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135.5
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+6.9
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529
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Miticides
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26.1
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17.8
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+46.6
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98
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Mixed function pesticide
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25.9
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25.4
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+2.0
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123
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Nematicide
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1.6
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3.3
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-51.5
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17
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Seed treatments
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36.5
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36.9
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-1.1
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157
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Growth promoters/regulators
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40.5
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24.7
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+64.0
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189
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Others2
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298.5
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275.1
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+8.5
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1,727
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Total
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2,420.6
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2,142.9
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+13.0
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6,687
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1 year ended June 30th;
2 including adjuvant, antifouling, disinfectant, miscellaneous, molluscicide, pool products, repellent, vertebrate poison and wood preservative
Source: APVMA
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