The Russian crop protection industry needs urgent reforms in order to remain competitive and continue to attract investments for its further development, according to statements made by Russia’s leading producers of agrochemicals in a recent meeting of the Russian Union of Producers of Crop Protection Products.
过去几年，俄罗斯作物保护产品（CPP）市场增长显着，年增长率为15%至20%。 2005 年至 2008 年间，杀虫剂的销售额翻了一番。 2008年市场量达到66,900吨，据一些预测，到2015年有望增长到76,000吨。
“Currently, the potential capacity of the Russian CPP market, (which is calculated in accordance with the minimum standards of CPP’s usage), is estimated at more than $3 billion. Saturation of the market is reflected by the rate of pesticide application per unit of cultivated area,” says Sergei Aistov, CEO of Alsiko-Agroprom, one of Russia’s largest pesticide producers. “For example, in Japan such a ratio is estimated at 17 kg/ha, while in the EU, it is about 3 kg/ha. In comparison, in Russia it is only 0.08 kg/ha. So far, Russia lags behind not only Western Europe and North America, but also many countries in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of pesticide usage.”
Alexander Uskov 表示，迄今为止市场上最大的问题之一是现有贸易法的不完善，这表现为分销商没有许可证、CPP 进口关税低以及假冒产品泛滥。 ，俄罗斯作物保护产品生产商联盟主席兼俄罗斯作物保护剂生产商 August Co. 的首席执行官。
根据俄罗斯农作物保护产品生产者联盟的提议，有必要对经销商实行许可证制度，必须集中结算，保护买卖双方。
“Talks about the need for licensing suppliers of pesticides have been conducting since 1997 after the adoption of the law about the safety of pesticides and agrochemicals,” says Svetlana Dolaberidze, general director of Agroliga Russia, a Russian supplier of seeds and plant protection products. “However it’s currently difficult to estimate the actual impact of such licensing, due to the fact that it could create conditions for the legalization of counterfeit producers. In addition, licensing should not result in the greater market concentration and the reduction of competition in the domestic market.”
还讨论了俄罗斯生产商的关税和保护主义程度。迄今为止，俄罗斯CPP国外供应商的份额稳步上升，中国进口的份额占俄罗斯市场总量的6%以上。
According to the official representative of Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development, the government has already received a petition from August Co. to increase the duties on pesticide imports to Russia from the current 5% to 20%. Final decision, regarding with this issue is expected to be taken by the end of the year.
假冒商品的主导地位可以被认为是俄罗斯 CPP 市场的第三大问题。目前，俄罗斯农化产品市场的假冒商品所占比例为全球最高之一，范围从15%到30%，部分地区甚至更高。
根据俄罗斯作物保护产品生产商联盟的数据，俄罗斯合法生产商每年因假冒产品造成的损失估计为 $100 至 $1.5 亿。
俄罗斯农药市场假冒产品的营业额估计为$50至$6000万，约合总销售额的20%。
In accordance with state plans, bigger fines should become one of the main ways to combat counterfeiting. It’s possible that fines might be increased to an amount equivalent to the cost of the detected counterfeit products.
“[The] current penalty scheme is ineffective. The amount of maximum penalty is significantly less than those profits raised from such illegal activities,” says Vladimir Popovic. “Therefore, for the majority of counterfeit producers and sellers it will be much more profitable to pay fines than to stop supplies of counterfeit. There is a need to revise and tighten legislation in the field of counterfeit trade.”
目前，私营企业必须用自己的资源支付销毁假冒产品的费用。
显然需要加快制定作物保护基本行业法的力度，并实施国家监督经销商和大型工业化农场。俄罗斯农业科学院植物保护司司长维克托·多尔任科说，俄罗斯是独联体地区唯一一个还没有农作物保护基本法的国家，他认为这意味着在这一领域缺乏国家政策。