China’s herbicide production declined 14% in March

   According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), China produced 330,237 tons of pesticide in March 2017, down regulated 3.3% compared to the same period last year. 

   For the three major categories, insecticide and fungicide production increased 1.8% and 21% to 57,467 and 23,163 tons respectively, while herbicide declined steeply, with production cut by 14.7% to 142,085 tons on a y-o-y basis.  

   From Jan to Mar 2017, China produced a total of 891,200 tons pesticide, down regulating 4% comparing to the same period last year. Herbicide production declined most among three major categories by 15.7% to 409,688 tons. Production of insecticide increased 12.6% to 149397 tons. Fungicide production increased most by 19.8%, reaching 56,997 tons in the period.