Syngenta’s fourth-quarter crop protection sales grew by 11% in the final quarter of 2011 to $2,352 million. The rise was the same at constant exchange rates (CER) and came on the back of a strong final quarter in the Americas, especially in the north, and booming sales of non-selective herbicides. The quarterly figures were also compared with double-digit growth in the final quarter of the previous year (Agrow No 610, pp 6-7). Annual crop protection sales were also strong, topping $10,000 ...

Indian company Meghmani Organics’ (Ahmedabad) agrochemical sales increased by 2.8% to Rs 915.1 million ($18.5 million at the current rate) in its third quarter ended December 31st 2011. A 13.3% rise in exports, which accounted for over 75% of sales, offset a 22.7% decline in domestic sales. Gross profit went up by 87.7% to Rs 158.7 million ($3.2 million), with the gross profit margin going up from 9.5% to 17.3%. Nine-month sales were down by 6.1% to Rs 3,265.1 million ($65.9 million), mainly ...

Dow AgroSciences’ agrochemical sales in the fourth quarter of 2011 were boosted by a 17% increase in revenues in its Latin America region. The business contributed to record fourth-quarter and full-year sales for parent company Dow Chemical’s agricultural sciences segment and record fourth-quarter earnings, the company points out. The agricultural sciences business posted a 5.3% rise in revenues in the fourth quarter to $1,344 million. Volumes were up by 1% and prices by 4%. Earnings before ...

United Phosphorus recorded an increase of 63.1% in agrochemical sales to Rs 17,013 million ($333 million at the current rate) in its third quarter ended December 31st 2011. Agrochemicals accounted for some 91% of the company's total sales of Rs 18,717 million ($367 million), which grew by 57.4%. Domestic sales accounted for a fifth of total revenues. Profit after tax on all sales was up by 62.8% to Rs 1,340 million ($26 million). Nine-month agrochemical sales grew by 43.7% to Rs 48,268 million ...

The US company, Aceto (Lake Success, New York), recorded a 39.6% rise in crop protection sales to $5.8 million in the three months ended March 31st 2009. Sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 were up by 3.4% to $12.8 million. Third-quarter gross profit more than doubled to $1.8 million, while nine-month gross profit rose by 38.1% to $3.2 million. Agrochemicals accounted for 5% of Aceto’s overall sales of $359.6 million in fiscal 2008 (Agrow No 552, p 4). The company attributes the ...

Chemtura ’s crop protection sales fell by 22.5% to $69 million in the first quarter of 2009. The renamed crop protection engineered products business suffered a $15 million decline from lower volumes and a $7 million impact from foreign currency transactions, partly offset by higher selling prices of $2 million. Despite the downturn, crop protection remained one of Chemtura’s best performing segments, with overall company sales down by 43%. The company filed for protection from creditors under ...

Strong sales of insecticides and plant growth regulators in the US boosted American Vanguard ’s revenues by 9% to $44.6 million in the first quarter of 2009. The growth came amid reports from US distributors of industry-wide sluggish demand, down 10-30% from the same period last year, the company says. “Despite the economic and credit uncertainties in the US and international markets, our sales and marketing initiatives have proven successful in increasing our revenue base,” says American ...

Cheminova recorded muted sales growth of 0.7% to DKK 1,437 million ($252 million at the current rate) in the first quarter of 2009. The increase was 3% at constant exchange rates. The growth was partly attributable to German agrochemical company Stahler, which was fully consolidated within Cheminova from March 1st (Agrow No 562, p 1). It was a passive start to the year after an impressive 30% growth in 2008 (Agrow No 565, pp 5-6). Agrochemicals account for about 90% of Cheminova’s ...