今年一季度是个暗淡的开端,巴斯夫和孟山都的农药销售额都以2位数的比例下降,巴斯夫由于过多的库存,销售额下降16%,孟山都由于草甘膦销售量、销售额都下降,使农药销售额下降21%。先正达各类农药的销售额都下降,但部分被专用产品销售额的增长所抵消,一季度仍下降3%,除了拉美地区销售额略有增长外,其它地区都下降,安万特作物科学公司由于几个市场延误购买等原因,农药销售额下降4%。 The first quarter of this year was a bleak start. Pesticide sales in BASF and Monsanto both declined in 2-digit terms. BASF’s sales dropped 16% due to excessive inventories, Monsanto’s sales dropped due to its glyphosate sales, Pesticide sales fell 21%. Syngenta’s sales of all types of pesticides declined, but partially offset by the increase in sales of specialty products. In the first quarter, it still dropped 3%. Excluding the slight increase in sales in Latin America, the rest of the world declined. Aventis Sales of pesticides fell 4% due to delays in buying in several markets.