巴斯夫的农业产品部,2002年的业绩不满意,销售额下降15.1%,为29.54亿欧元(27.87亿美元)。但是该部的成本节约措施使其EBITOA仅下降了11.3%,为4.56亿欧元。巴斯夫2002年销售下降的原因是多种不利的业务条件。包括:横跨美国中 BASF’s Agricultural Products Division, unsatisfactory in 2002, reported a 15.1% drop in sales to 2.954 billion euros (2.787 billion U.S. dollars). However, the department’s cost-saving measures reduced its EBITOA by only 11.3% to 456 million euros. BASF’s sales decline in 2002 due to a variety of adverse business conditions. Including: across the United States