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Including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, China exported 166,000 tones of pesticides valued at $0.49 billion in the first quarter of 2010, reflecting 25.3% volume growth and 25.8% higher value, reports Agropages. Due to the reviving economics, Chinese pesticide export advanced significantly both in volume and value.
Insecticides exports reached to 40,000 tones, valued at $0.13 billion, increased by 54.9% and 58.7% respectively. The main export destinations were Pakistan, Thailand, Ghana and Ukraine.
Fungicides exports reached to 18,000 tones, valued at $73.27 million, increased by 64.4% and 43.3% respectively. The main export detinations over 1,000 tones volume were Ukraine, Vietnam, and Belgium.
The exports of herbicdes and other pesticides reached to 107,000 tones, valued at $0.28 billion, increased by 12.8% and 20.5% respectively. The top destinations for herbicides were Nigeria and Ghana, ccounting for 19% of totak exports.
Chinese pesticide exports in the first quarter 2010
| Product Category |
Volume(000 tones) |
change % |
Value($million) |
Change % |
| Insecticides |
40 |
54.9 |
130 |
28.7 |
| Fungicides |
18 |
64.4 |
73.27 |
43.3 |
| Herbicides |
107 |
12.8 |
280 |
20.5 |
| Total |
166 |
25.3 |
490 |
25.8 |
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