Ethephon ranked 1st in biopesticide export in China

Date:06-21-2013

According to the data released by Chinese Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture(ICAMA), China exported 27 biopesticides in 2012. Ethephon export sales exceeded US$ 50 million, ranking the first with US$59.04 million, followed by abamectin with US$47.92 million and gibberellic acid with US$ 28.25 million.

                                   Top 10: biopesticide in export value of 2012

Rank	Active ingredient	Export sales ($ million)
1	ethephon	59.04
2	Abamectin	47.92
3	gibberellic acid	28.25
4	Bacillus thuringiensis	11.6
5	pyrethrin	5.47
6	deet	4.23
7	sophocarpidine	3.5
8	benayl aminopurine	2.22
9	gibberellic acid A3	2.04
10	kasugamycin	1.61

Note: Statistical standard difference could cause inconsistency of the data released from Statistics Office/ICAMA/Customs, thus the information above is for industrial reference only.