Thailand agricultural pesticide imports soared over 70% to 22.813 billion Baht (702 million USD at the current rate) by the end of 2014. Compared with the previous year, the number of the imported pesticide active ingredients/combinations increased from 210 to 253. Herbicide was by far the most imported pesticide category, which accounted for 80% of the total volume, followed by Insecticide (9%) and fungicide (8%).
A total of 174 Thailand agrochemical companies imported over 440 products from 36 countries/regions and China was easily the largest supplier of pesticides to Thailand. A total of 364 billion USD amounting to some 147,375 tons of the imported pesticides originated from China, followed by Switzerland (68.24 million USD/763 tons), India (42.03 million USD/7,274 tons) and Japan (29.61 million USD/1,022 tons):
Volume and Value of the Top 10 Sourcing Origins(Ranked by Value) | ||||
RK. | Origin | Physical Quantity(kg) | Active Ingredient(kg) | Value(USD) |
1 | China | 110,171,626.20 | 56,272,608.16 | 364,007,105.96 |
2 | Switzerland | 763,683.82 | 696,882.31 | 68,236,763.82 |
3 | India | 7,274,819.50 | 5,813,078.81 | 42,027,915.93 |
4 | Japan | 1,022,324.00 | 599,048.33 | 29,613,880.91 |
5 | Indonesia | 3,676,255.43 | 921,645.39 | 28,137,117.17 |
6 | Israel | 3,938,353.00 | 2,884,807.41 | 25,179,215.61 |
7 | Germany | 1,072,848.00 | 673,232.36 | 18,874,080.05 |
8 | Malaysia | 6,007,438.00 | 2,964,300.55 | 18,068,941.70 |
9 | U.S.A. | 1,465,260.20 | 1,136,738.50 | 17,813,637.73 |
10 | Taiwan | 3,581,288.00 | 1,634,005.78 | 12,512,233.08 |
/ | Total | 138,973,896.15 | 73,596,347.60 | 624,470,891.96 |
Glyphosate-isopropyl ammonium and paraquat dichloride are the most imported pesticides in both volume and value terms. Imports of these two herbicides totaled 222.95 million USD amounting to some 84,491 tons:
Volume and Value of the Top 10 most Imported Pesticide in 2014 (Ranked by volume ) | ||||
RK. | Active Ingredient | Volume(kg) | Value(USD) | ai(kg) |
1 | glyphosate-isopropylammonium | 63,166,211.7 | 139,466,096.9 | 31,358,626.84 |
2 | paraquat dichloride | 21,325,348 | 83,485,754.8 | 9,085,575.74 |
3 | 2,4-D dimethyl ammonium | 6,790,052 | 14,339,000.94 | 5,703,643.68 |
4 | atrazine | 4,104,988 | 17,732,002.73 | 3,488,526.3 |
5 | ametryn | 3,597,009 | 17,947,439.06 | 2,750,047.32 |
6 | 2,4-D sodium salt | 2,605,159 | 8,951,325.466 | 2,474,901.05 |
7 | butachlor | 2,681,280 | 11,935,867.9 | 2,145,124.05 |
8 | chlorpyrifos | 2,380,553 | 11,560,466.43 | 1,686,672.15 |
9 | acetochlor | 2,250,111 | 6,309,711.234 | 1,448,773.5 |
10 | mancozeb | 1,794,707 | 5,510,769.05 | 1,435,763.6 |
Volume and Value of the Top 10 most Imported Pesticide in 2014 (Ranked by value) | ||||
RK. | Active Ingredient | Volume(kg) | Value(USD) | ai(kg) |
1 | glyphosate-isopropylammonium | 63,166,211.70 | 139,466,096.90 | 31,358,626.84 |
2 | paraquat dichloride | 21,325,348.00 | 83,485,754.80 | 9,085,575.74 |
3 | difenoconazole | 377,982.00 | 38,697,639.99 | 351,033.50 |
4 | propiconazole | 431,027.00 | 29,428,322.43 | 360,290.60 |
5 | ametryn | 3,597,009.00 | 17,947,439.06 | 2,750,047.32 |
6 | atrazine | 4,104,988.00 | 17,732,002.73 | 3,488,526.30 |
7 | 2,4-D dimethyl ammonium | 6,790,052.00 | 14,339,000.94 | 5,703,643.68 |
8 | dinotefuran | 127,408.00 | 13,692,701.99 | 123,585.81 |
9 | butachlor | 2,681,280.00 | 11,935,867.90 | 2,145,124.05 |
10 | chlorpyrifos | 2,380,553.00 | 11,560,466.43 | 1,686,672.15 |
The value of herbicide importation was 413.535 million USD amounting to some 117,645,359 tons of product. Atrazine, ametryn and 2,4-D dimethyl ammonium alternately took the 3rd, 4th, and 5th places in the ranking list in volume term and value:
Top 10 most Imported Herbicides by Thailand in 2014 | ||||||||
| By Volume(ai) | By Value | ||||||
Rk. | Active Ingredient | Physical quantity(kg) | Value(USD) | ai(kg) | Active Ingredient | Physical quantity(kg) | Value(USD) | ai(kg) |
1 | glyphosate-isopropylammonium | 631,66,211.7 | 139,466,097 | 31,358,627 | glyphosate-isopropylammonium | 631,66,212 | 139,466,097 | 31,358,627 |
2 | paraquat dichloride | 21,325,348 | 83,485,755 | 9,085,576 | paraquat dichloride | 21,325,348 | 83,485,755 | 9,085,576 |
3 | 2,4-D dimethyl ammonium | 67,90,052 | 1,4339,001 | 5,703,644 | ametryn | 3,597,009 | 17,947,439 | 2,750,047 |
4 | atrazine | 41,04,988 | 17,732,003 | 3,488,526 | atrazine | 4,104,988 | 17,732,003 | 3,488,526 |
5 | ametryn | 3,597,009 | 1,947,439 | 2,750,047 | 2,4-D dimethyl ammonium | 6,790,052 | 14,339,001 | 5,703,644 |
6 | 2,4-D sodium salt | 2,605,159 | 8,951,325.5 | 2,474,901 | butachlor | 2,681,280 | 11,935,868 | 2,145,124 |
7 | butachlor | 2,681,280 | 11,935,868 | 2,145,124 | glyphosate ammonium salt | 38,410 | 11,217,391 | 34,108.08 |
8 | acetochlor | 2,250,111 | 6,309,711.2 | 1,448,774 | oxadiazon | 525,429.9 | 9,578,681.3 | 238,217.5 |
9 | diuron | 1,512,785 | 7,425,696.4 | 1,210,229 | 2,4-D sodium salt | 2,605,159 | 8,951,325.5 | 2,474,901 |
10 | propanil | 1,100,447 | 5,603,220.8 | 1,008,296 | pretilachlor | 752,827.5 | 7,592,586.6 | 244,828.2 |
In total 10,988 tons of fungicides valued at 144.9 million USD were imported. In value terms, the top 2 most imported fungicides were difenoconazole and propiconazole, followed by azoxystrobin/difenoconazole combination, propineb, mancozeb and azoxystrobin, etc:
Top 10 most Imported Fungicides by Thailand in 2014 | ||||||||
| By Volume(ai) | By Value | ||||||
Rk. | Active Ingredient | Physical quantity(kg) | Value(USD) | ai(kg) | Active Ingredient | Physical quantity(kg) | Value(USD) | ai(kg) |
1 | mancozeb | 1,794,707.00 | 5,510,769.05 | 1,435,763.60 | difenoconazole | 377,982.00 | 38,697,639.99 | 351,033.50 |
2 | propineb | 1,465,079.00 | 9,594,265.80 | 1,113,470.30 | propiconazole | 431,027.00 | 29,428,322.43 | 360,290.60 |
3 | carbendazim | 1,347,522.00 | 4,242,214.45 | 762,563.25 | azoxystrobin+difenoconazole | 277,498.50 | 10,759,644.54 | 90,187.01 |
4 | copper hydroxide | 546,375.00 | 3,298,932.73 | 420,687.38 | propineb | 1,465,079.00 | 9,594,265.80 | 1,113,470.30 |
5 | captan | 674,049.00 | 2,842,434.96 | 394,634.20 | mancozeb | 1,794,707.00 | 5,510,769.05 | 1,435,763.60 |
6 | propiconazole | 431,027.00 | 29,428,322.43 | 360,290.60 | carbendazim | 1,347,522.00 | 4,242,214.45 | 762,563.25 |
7 | difenoconazole | 377,982.00 | 38,697,639.99 | 351,033.50 | azoxystrobin | 44,000.00 | 4,226,911.91 | 11,006.33 |
8 | copper oxychloride | 242,810.00 | 1,429,906.84 | 206,388.50 | copper hydroxide | 546,375.00 | 3,298,932.73 | 420,687.38 |
9 | chlorothalonil | 247,521.00 | 1,153,130.51 | 181,899.50 | captan | 674,049.00 | 2,842,434.96 | 394,634.20 |
10 | Phosphonic acid | 405,157.00 | 1,253,635.12 | 162,062.80 | metalaxyl | 565,668.00 | 2,807,425.24 | 141,842.00 |
A total of 13,910 tons of insecticides valued at 123.54 million USD were imported. In terms of total import value, dinotefuran was the most important insecticide. imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos took the second and third place:
Top 10 most Imported Insecticide by Thailand in 2014 | ||||||||
| By Volume(ai) | By Value | ||||||
Rk. | Active Ingredient | Physical quantity(kg) | Value(USD) | ai(kg) | Active Ingredient | Physical quantity(kg) | Value(USD) | ai(kg) |
1 | chlorpyrifos | 2,380,553.00 | 11,560,466.43 | 1,686,672.15 | dinotefuran | 127,408.00 | 13,692,701.99 | 123,585.81 |
2 | cypermethrin | 767,931.00 | 6,663,655.29 | 645,283.81 | chlorpyrifos | 2,380,553.00 | 11,560,466.43 | 1,686,672.15 |
3 | carbaryl | 416,155.00 | 3,433,340.02 | 398,531.75 | imidacloprid | 422,185.00 | 10,579,042.53 | 250,782.80 |
4 | cartap hydrochloride | 768,248.00 | 4,678,609.93 | 374,407.82 | abamectin | 2,404,674.00 | 8,298,815.15 | 45,148.28 |
5 | carbosulfan | 1,098,281.00 | 5,056,393.05 | 279,936.20 | chlorantraniliprole | 176,250.00 | 7,018,745.12 | 9,715.61 |
6 | imidacloprid | 422,185.00 | 10,579,042.53 | 250,782.80 | cypermethrin | 767,931.00 | 6,663,655.29 | 645,283.81 |
7 | dichlorvos | 405,422.00 | 1,353,475.59 | 238,711.00 | fipronil | 1,368,042.50 | 6,622,032.45 | 41,600.30 |
8 | profenofos | 337,139.00 | 1,863,739.32 | 235,298.50 | chlorantraniliprole+ thiamethoxam | 24,030.00 | 5,439,973.38 | 9,612.00 |
9 | chlorpyrifos+ cypermethrin | 412,674.00 | 2,053,798.15 | 226,970.70 | carbosulfan | 1,098,281.00 | 5,056,393.05 | 279,936.20 |
10 | isoprocarb | 195,000.00 | 948,828.56 | 186,540.00 | cartap hydrochloride | 768,248.00 | 4,678,609.93 | 374,407.82 |
The full report of the volume and value of the 253 imported active ingredients/combinations and their formulations and the 36 import origin countries/regions, as well as the list of 174 Thailand agrochemical importers is available at ChemLinked’s Ebook store. Use the following URL to get a copy of a free report sample (Upgrade your membership to download it for free or purchase it separately):
Annual Report of Thailand Agricultural Pesticide Importation in 2014
