根据 Freedonia Group 公司的报道,美国对农药的需求量将以1.3%/年的速度递增,到2008年将达到 81亿美元,美农药市场在经历了几年的下降之后,将进入一个恢复上升的通道,市场复苏包括农业、商业以及消费者等几个方面对农药需求的增长上。农药价格的提升、生物农药用量的增大、常规农药使用的较低风险性等都是引发市场需求增加的因素。据估计,生物农药的使用将步入快速增长的通道,除草剂仍然是主宰市场的主要品种,无论从市场份额还是价值上除草剂都占据60%的比例,但其增长速度将会是1%/年。(敖聪聪) According to reports from the Freedonia Group, the U.S. demand for pesticides will increase by 1.3% year-on-year to reach 8.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2008. After several years of decline, the U.S. pesticide market will enter a recovery and rise Channel, market recovery, including agricultural, commercial and consumer aspects of the growth of demand for pesticides. Pesticide price increases, the increase in the amount of biological pesticides, the lower the risk of conventional pesticide use are all factors that lead to increased market demand. It is estimated that the use of biopesticides will move into the fast-growing channel. Herbicides are still the dominant species in the market, accounting for 60% of the market share and the value of herbicides, but the growth rate will be 1% /year. (Ao Cong Cong)