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Farmers sprayed less in 2019
Dutch farmers used 1,4% fewer crop protection agents (GBM) in 2019. A total of 9,3 million kilos of active ingredient was sold. This is evident from the most recent figures published by Statistics Netherlands today (Thursday 1 April). It is striking that the use of insecticides has increased.
Agents that work against fungi and bacteria are the most important group with 42%. This is followed by GBM for weed and haulm killing with 29% of total sales and insecticides with 21%.
Sprayed more insecticides
The sale of products that work against insects and mites rose by 2019% in 22 compared to 2018. Statistics Netherlands attributes this increase to a new international classification of substances that came into effect in 2019. But most likely the ban on the use of neonicotinoids also plays a part in this. As a result, the seed coating of beets, among other things, was no longer possible, which meant that arable farmers had to spray against lice more often.
Far fewer fungus control agents were sold in 2019. A total of 3,9 million kilos of active ingredient was sold, or a decrease of 9% compared to 2019. Due to dry conditions in the growing season in 2019, fungi probably had less influence on the crops. Mancozeb - of which it was announced in December 2020 that it will be banned on the European market in the short term - is the active substance most sold in 2,13 with 2019 million kilos. Glyphosate sales fell by 2019% in 17 to 600.000 kilos of active ingredient. Other herbicides also sold less in 2019. But the decrease was smaller by 5% to 2,1 million kilos.
Jurphaas Lugtenburg
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