日本1999年农药年度(1998年9月至1999年9月),农药销售额比上一年下降2.1%,农药销售量下降6.2%。这是农药销售额连续第5年下降,根据日本作物保护协会报道,农药销售额为350841百万日元(33.41亿美元),农药销售量为291716吨。1994年的农药销售额为395700百万日元,农药销售量为421349吨,销售量下降的主要原因是使用了更多高活性的产品。 In Japan’s 1999 pesticide year (September 1998 to September 1999), pesticide sales decreased by 2.1% from the previous year, and pesticide sales decreased by 6.2%. This is the fifth consecutive decline in pesticide sales. According to the Japan Crop Protection Association, sales of pesticides were 350,841 million yen ($3.341 billion), and pesticide sales were 291,716 tons. In 1994, sales of pesticides were 395,700 million yen, and pesticide sales were 421,349 tons. The decrease in sales was mainly due to the use of more highly active products.