Japan's Agricultural Chemical Trade Volume Declined by 1.9% in 2010

According to statistics from the Japan Plant Protection Industry Association, from October 2009 to September 2010, Japan's agricultural chemical trade volume for fiscal year 2010 was 324.5 billion yen, a year-on-year decrease of 1.9%, which was the first decline in the past three years. The amount was 194,227 tons, down 6.1%.

The total trade volume of rice paddy products was 11.83 billion yen, a slight increase of 0.2%, of which the trade volume of insecticide products was 13.3 billion yen, down 7.5%; the fungicidal products was 12.3 billion yen, down 0.1%; The insecticide/bactericide product was 31 billion yen, down 1.4%, and the herbicide was 6.17 billion yen, up 3%.

The trade volume of products for fruit crops was 48.52 billion yen, down 6.5%. The trade volume of pesticide products was 22.5 billion yen, down 5.7%; fungicide was 18.686 billion yen, down 6.4%; insecticide/bactericide products were 276 million yen, up 6.1 times. Herbicide was 7 billion yen, down 12.2%.

The trade volume of products for vegetables and mountain crops was 116.6 billion yen, down by 0.9%, of which the trade volume of pesticide products was 56.5 billion yen, up by 0.5%, the fungicides was 38.8 billion yen, up by 0.8%; The agent/bactericide product was 2.2 billion yen, up 18.3%, and the herbicide was 19.1 billion yen, down 9.7%.

Including non-agriculture, forestry, fields, lawns, golf courses, and home & garden supplies, the “other” category achieved a total trade volume of 30.2 billion yen, a 5.8% drop, and those uncategorized species including growth regulators, rodenticides, and organisms The total trade volume of pesticides and other additives products was 11 billion yen, down 3.2%.

In terms of trade volume, rice paddy supplies were 72.335 million tons, down 4.7%; fruit trees supplies were 19,130 ​​tons, down 7.6%; vegetables and upland crops were 81,994 tons, down 6.1%; other types of products were 15,158 tons. Declined by 11.7%; unclassified varieties were 5,160 tons, down 1%. Because of the use of high-efficiency products, the reduction in the amount of products used and the decline in demand led to a decline in trade volume.