Following China’s Zero Growth of Pesticide Policies was issued, the country’s pesticide manufacturers needed to look elsewhere to expand their operations. Many have been working to expand sales into international market. Many of those companies have found success in Latin America.
According to a report from Chemlinked by Reach24 Consulting Group, “In 2014, the total pesticide exportation volume from China to Latin America was 0.5 million tons valuing $35.8 billion USD. There are many countries in Latin America and Chinese manufacturers have covered 32 out of 34 Latin countries.”
Los productos herbicidas representan casi la mitad del total de productos. El glifosato (33%) y el paraquat (7%) son los dos productos principales en América Latina, seguidos por el imidacloprid (4%) y emamectina, fipronil, carbendazim, 2,4-D y atrazina cada uno en 2%.
Read Chemlinked’s report on Exportaciones chinas a América Latina.
Use FCI’s Sourcing Network to find companies selling glyphosate, paraquat, imidacloprid, emamectin, fripronil, 2,4-D, and atrazine.