The total demand for pesticides will not change much in 2017

To ensure the achievement of the goal of zero growth in the use of pesticides by 2020, in 2017, the focus will be to strengthen the promotion and application of specialized unified prevention and control, green prevention and control, and pesticide reduction and harm control technologies
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Therefore, without large-scale outbreaks of pests and diseases, the total demand for pesticides will not change much
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However, the variety of pesticides and the price of pesticides will be affected by factors such as agricultural product prices, farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain, pesticide inventory, raw material prices, and environmental protection
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The total demand for pesticides has declined compared with the previous year.
According to the preliminary forecast and statistical analysis of 31 provincial-level plant protection systems across the country, the total demand for pesticides (commodity volume) in the country in 2017 is expected to be 920,000 tons, which is nearly 300,000 tons.
, A decrease of about 2% over the previous year
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The varieties that demand more than 10,000 tons are (in descending order): glyphosate, dichlorvos, acetochlor, copper sulfate, carbendazim, and atrazine
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Compared with this year, there will be fewer pesticide varieties with a demand of more than 10,000 tons in 2017
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The total demand for pesticides is showing a downward trend.
The total demand for pesticides (commodity volume) is expected to be 372,800 tons, or 96,300 tons, a decrease of 6.
3% from the previous year
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Organophosphates: The demand will still drop significantly
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The demand (commodity volume) was 137,800 tons, or 63,900 tons, which was a decrease of 10.
38% over the previous year
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Carbamates: The estimated demand (commodity volume) is 41,100 tons, which is 4,900 tons, which is an increase of 5.
49% over the previous year
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Pyrethroids: The estimated demand (commodity volume) is 53,800 tons, equivalent to 0.
39 million tons, an increase of 5.
53% over the previous year
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Other pesticides: The estimated demand (commodity volume) is 140,200 tons, which is 23,700 tons, an increase of 1.
96% over the previous year
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Among the insecticides, the products that are in high demand are: dichlorvos, chlorpyrifos, phoxim, trichlorfon, dimehypo, dimehypo, acephate, omethoate, imidacloprid, triazophos, buprofezin Wait
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Among the pesticides, the products with a greater increase include: Metarhizium anisopliae, Veratrine, Spinosyn, Matrine, Beauveria bassiana, Tebufenozide, Dinotefuran, Spiramide, Pyrethrin, Clothiane amines, emamectin, azadirachtin, etofenprox, nitenpyram, diazinon, thiamethoxam, rotenone like
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Among the insecticides, the products with a large decline include: piperidine, diafenthiuron, butylene fipronil, nitphophos, aluminum phosphide, diflubenzuron, fenoxaphos, isofenphos-methyl, and fenoxan phosphorus
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Although the total demand for pesticides has shown a downward trend, the amount of biological pesticides used has increased significantly
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