"Torsten Brinch" wrote in message
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P A N U P S
Pesticide Action Network Updates Service
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Agrochemical Sales Flat in 2002

April 14, 2003

Agrow World Crop Protection News reports that 2002 agrochemical
sales were essentially flat worldwide, at US $27.7 billion.
Accounting for inflation and currency shifts, Agrow estimates
agrochemical sales actually fell by 1.5% in 2002. In 2001 the
market also shrank by 4.1%, thus the new figures bring the
overall decline to 12% in the last five years.

I expect that the fall in ag chemicals is correlated to the increase in GM
cotton since cotton uses nearly 25% of the insecticide in the world. Cotton
with BT protein added take a great deal less spraying for insects and a new
BT protien is available in cotton this year in the US that is even more
toxic to worms so it should reduce the insecticide used on cotton even more.

Gordon