Chinese Q1 pesticide exports ups in price and volume

Date:05-10-2010

Including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, China exported 166,000 tones of pesticides valued at $ 0.49 billion in the first quarter of 2010, reflecting 25.3% volume growth and 25.8% higher value, reports Agropages. Due to the reviving economics, Chinese pesticide export advanced significantly both in volume and value.

Insecticides exports reached to 40,000 tones，valued at $ 0.13 billion, increased by 54.9% and 58.7% respectively. The main export destinations were Pakistan, Thailand, Ghana and Ukraine.

Fungicides exports reached to 18,000 tones, valued at $ 73.27 million, increased by 64.4% and 43.3% respectively. The main export destinations over 1,000 tones volume were Ukraine, Vietnam, and Belgium.

The exports of herbicides and other pesticides reached to 107.000 tones, valued at $ 0.28 billion, increased by 12.8% and 20.5% respectively. The top destinations for herbicides were Nigeria and Ghana, accounting for 19% of total exports.

Chinese pesticide exports in the first quarter 2010
Product category	Volume(000 tones)	change%	Value($ million)	Change %
Insecticides	40	54.9	130	28.7
Fungicides	18	64.4	73.27	43.3
Herbicides	107	12.8	280	20.5
Total	166	25.3	490	25.8

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