Agrow - December 2007

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ingredients in fiscal 2007. All but Can$1,057 million.
three of the ais were registered Sales of herbicides for use on
for use in the US in the year to cereals rose by 1%,accounting
September 30th. This represents for 43% of total pesticide sales.
a marked increase over fiscal Herbicide sales on canola and
2006 when only three of 11 new other oilseeds were up by 7% and
ais were registered for US use. horticultural herbicide sales rose
The OPP originally scheduled 18 by 6%. The largest increase was
ais for registration decisions in seen in non-agricultural herbicide
fiscal 2007. American Pacific’s sales, which were up by 28%.
application to register the
fungicide, sodium azide, was n Industry estimates of
withdrawn, while several decisions agrochemical sales in Brazil
have been rescheduled. for the first nine months of the
year are up by 34.9% at R$5,216
n The threat of Asian soybean million (US$2,613 million). This
rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) in year’s figures represent a rise of
the US has led to a “mini boom” 11% on the same period in 2005
EXCLUSIVELY
in fungicide sales for use on after falls last year, the Brazilian
soybeans and maize over the past agrochemical industry trade
three years, according to Roy union, the Sindag, says. Increased
Cleveland, executive vice-president plantings of sugar cane, cotton, FOR YOU
of the US market research firm, soybeans and out-of-season maize
dmrkynetec (St Louis, Missouri). have driven the growth. Purchases
Fungicide sales on these crops have been brought forward due to
have grown more than sixfold high commodity prices and lower
from US$17 million in 2004 to pesticide prices, the Sindag told
an estimated US$110 million this Agrow.
year. Cleveland presented the data
at the Crop Protection Business n Global sales of agrochemicals
AGROCHEMICALS
Seminar held in conjunction with are expected to grow by 9-10%
the BCPC Congress in Glasgow. this year, or by 7% after inflation
KemFine has established a world leading
US fungicide sales (US$ million)
reputation for operational excellence in
Crop 2005 % change 2006
the production of agrochemicals at both
Fruit/ vegetables 490 –29.6 345
its Kokkola and Grangemouth sites, where
Field crops
1
160 +21.9 1952
intermediates and active ingredients are
Cereals 80 +18.8 95
produced on an exclusive basis.
Total 730 –13.0 6352
1
includes maize, soybeans and cotton; 2 excludes seed treatment sales of
Decades of experience has enabled us
$210 million. Source: AgroTrak dmrykynetec.
to develop highly efﬁ cient protocols for
executing large scale toll manufacturing
n A slight increase in herbicide and currency effects are taken
projects. A culture of continuous improve-
sales in Canada in 2006 was into account. Sales of genetically
ment underpins our operations.
largely offset by declines in modified seed expressing input
insecticides and specialty products. traits are projected to grow by
The market grew by just 0.6% 11.5% (10% in real terms). These
to Can$1,346 million (US$1,184 forecasts were given by Gautam
million), according to the industry Sirur of UK consultancy Cropnosis
association, CropLife Canada. Sales at the Crop Protection Business
of herbicides, which accounted for Seminar held in conjunction with www.kemﬁ ne.com
79% of the market, rose by 1.3% to the BCPC Congress in Glasgow,
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