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Insecticides demand surpasses herbicides in US

The insecticides market is expected to reach $910 million in 2020 in the US, says Freedonia Group

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Pesticide demand in US in 2015 ($7.8 billion)

Last Updated : Feb 09 2017 | 4:16 PM IST

The demand for insecticide active ingredients in the US is projected to increase 2.6 percent per year to $910 million in 2020, according to the Freedonia Group’s new report, ‘Agricultural pesticide market in the US’. Volume is expected to stay flat at 57 million pounds over the same period.

Even faster growth for insecticides is limited by a number of factors. The market continues to be dominated by a small handful of products, and the deregulation and introduction of new insecticides has been slow and limited. The increases in practices like integrated pest management have hampered growth in the insecticide

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