Global agricultural chemical market value 2013-2023

The agrochemical market worldwide was provisionally valued approximately 82.85 million U.S. dollars in 2023. This is represents an increase from 2013 where the global agrochemical market was valued at approximately 65.29 million U.S. dollars.Agricultural chemicals and their usesAgricultural chemicals (also known as agrochemicals) are chemical agents that are used to protect crops from harmful things such as disease and pests. Additionally, they are used to improve or increase the growth and fertility of plants. Herbicides are used to kill weeds, fungicides are used to kill fungi, and insecticides are used to kill insects. Although the functions fulfilled by these products are very important, the use of agricultural chemicals such as pesticides is heavily criticized. Long term exposure to pesticides has been linked to diseases such as Parkinson’s, asthma, and leukemia. On an immediate basis, however, the health effects of pesticides include nose and throat irritation. Leading agrochemical companiesThe leading agrochemical company worldwide in 2020 based on sales was Chinese-owned company Syngenta. Based on market capitalization, Canadian fertilizer company Nutrien (the result of a merger between PotashCorp and Agrium) was one of the world’s leading agrochemical companies as of 2019. Monsanto was previously one of the largest and most well-known agrochemical/biotechnology companies in the world. As of June 2018, Bayer finalized a deal to take Monsanto over.

全球农用化学品市场在2023年初步评估的市值约为8285万美元。这一数字较2013年全球农用化学品市场约6529万美元的估值有所增长。农用化学品及其用途（亦称农用化学品）是指用于抵御病害和害虫等有害生物侵害的化学药剂。此外，它们还被用于提升或增强植物的生长和肥力。除草剂用于清除杂草，杀菌剂用于杀灭真菌，而杀虫剂则用于消灭昆虫。尽管这些产品所履行的功能至关重要，但农药等农用化学品的使用遭到了广泛的批评。长期接触农药已被证实与帕金森病、哮喘和白血病等疾病有关。然而，农药的即时健康影响包括鼻喉刺激。领先农用化学品公司基于销售额，2020年全球领先的农用化学品公司为瑞士中化集团（Syngenta），该集团为中国企业所有。根据市值，加拿大肥料公司Nutrien（PotashCorp和Agrium合并的结果）在2019年成为全球领先的农用化学品公司之一。孟山都（Monsanto）曾是世界上最大且最知名的农用化学品/生物技术公司之一。截至2018年6月，拜耳公司（Bayer）完成了收购孟山都的交易。