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Japan Pesticide Shipments Increased by 13% in H1 FY2014
By the end of March 2014 the volume of Japanese pesticide shipment rose by 13.2 %( year on year) to some 129,400 tons. In the same period the value of shipments increased by 14.4% to 244.63 billion Yen.
The shipment volume of PGRs increased by 18.2%, followed by fungicide (15.6%), herbicide (14.4%), insecticide (10.9%) and insecticide/fungicide mixtures (9.7%). Statistically the largest growth in value was seen in herbicides (17.3%), followed by insecticide (13.5%), fungicide (12.0%), insecticide/fungicide mixtures (9.7%) and PGRs (10.7%).
Of all the major crop categories, the volume of paddy pesticide increased by 16.3%, followed by fruit (6.5%), vegetables and other crops (14%). The value of shipments of these categories also increased: paddy pesticide (18.3%), fruit (8.5%), vegetables and other crops (18.0%).

 

Shipment Volume(ton)

Crop Category

Pesticide Category

FY2013

FY2014

Chang (%)

Oct. -Sep.

Oct. -Mar.

Oct. -Mar.

Mar 2014

Paddy

Insecticide

14,778

6,605

8,039

1,811

21.7

Fungicide

7,158

3,819

4,348

1,362

13.9

insecticide/fungicide

16,335

11,001

11,934

3,009

8.5

Herbicide

31,785

21,244

25,324

5,977

19.2

Subtotal

70,057

42,669

49,645

12,159

16.3

Fruit

Insecticide

8,684

6,864

7,016

1,135

2.2

Fungicide

6,305

4,586

5,140

1,218

12.1

insecticide/fungicide

472

210

230

102

9.5

Herbicide

4,145

2,613

2,807

725

7.4

Subtotal

19,605

14,273

15,194

3,179

6.5

vegetables and other crops

Insecticide

43,621

23,652

26,319

7,317

11.3

Fungicide

24,097

13,194

15,505

4,519

17.5

insecticide/fungicide

2,336

913

1,094

375

19.8

Herbicide

10,533

5,979

6,928

1,670

15.9

Subtotal

80,587

43,737

49,846

13,880

14

Other Uses*

Insecticide

3,874

2,010

2,016

781

0.3

Fungicide

930

361

401

123

11.1

insecticide/fungicide

2,141

1,081

1,225

647

13.3

Herbicide

14,196

7,301

7,409

2,903

1.5

Subtotal

21,140

10,753

11,052

4,445

2.8

Major Category

Insecticide

70,957

39,131

43,390

11,044

10.9

Fungicide

38,490

21,960

25,394

7,222

15.9

insecticide/fungicide

21,284

13,205

14,483

4.133

9.7

Herbicide

60,659

37,137

42,468

11,275

14.4

Subtotal

191,390

111,433

125,735

33.674

12.8

Miscellaneous

PGRs

1,654

997

1,178

270

18.2

Rodenticide

9

2

21

0

950.0

Adjuvant

3,587

1,861

2,416

947

29.8

Others*

48

30

32

5

6.7

Subtotal

5,299

2,890

3,646

1,221

26.2

 

Total

196,688

114,322

129,383

34,895

13.2

*Other Uses: non-crop land, forestry land, turf and horticultural uses.

Others: repellent and attractant etc.

Source: JCPA

 

 

Shipment Value(million Yen)

Crop Category

Pesticide Category

FY2013

FY2014

Chang (%)

Oct. -Sep.

Oct. -Mar.

Oct. -Mar.

Mar 2014

Paddy

Insecticide

14,134

7,044

8,916

2,175

26.6

Fungicide

10,835

6,368

7,163

2,023

12.5

insecticide/fungicide

33,411

23,282

26,087

6,505

12.0

Herbicide

65,787

46,057

55,712

12,859

21.0

Subtotal

124,166

82,750

97,878

23,562

18.3

Fruit

Insecticide

22,976

16,045

16,867

4,020

5.1

Fungicide

19,402

14,019

15,821

3,758

12.9

insecticide/fungicide

345

156

172

72

10.3

Herbicide

7,496

4,906

5,227

1,383

6.5

Subtotal

50,219

35,126

38,088

9,233

8.4

vegetables and other crops

Insecticide

56,541

32,609

37,731

8,993

15.7

Fungicide

38,753

25,145

28,151

6,572

12.0

insecticide/fungicide

2,881

1,512

1,482

376

-2.0

Herbicide

19,607

13,272

15,301

3,101

15.3

Subtotal

117,782

72,538

82,665

19,042

14.0

Other Uses*

Insecticide

7,074

3,520

3,677

1,380

4.5

Fungicide

5,199

1,723

1,807

561

4.9

insecticide/fungicide

1,574

786

894

474

13.7

Herbicide

21,231

12,066

13,252

5,039

9.8

Subtotal

35,078

18,096

19,630

7,454

8.5

Major Category

Insecticide

100,725

59,218

67,191

16,568

13.5

Fungicide

74,189

47,255

52,942

12,914

12.0

insecticide/fungicide

38,211

25,736

28,635

7.427

11.3

Herbicide

114,121

76,301

89,492

22,382

17.3

Subtotal

327,246

208,510

238,260

59,291

14.3

Miscellaneous

PGRs

6,093

3,563

3,944

1,197

10.7

Rodenticide

14

2

33

0

1550.0

Adjuvant

2,968

1,460

1,954

686

33.8

Others*

906

369

433

329

17.3

Subtotal

9,981

5,394

6,365

2,212

18.0

 

Total

337,226

213,905

244,625

61,502

 

*Other Uses: non-crop land, forestry land, turf and horticultural use.

Others: repellent and attractant etc.

Source:JCPA

 

 

 

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