Production of pesticides is growing in Russia
As the Federal State Statistics Service reports, during the eleven-month time of the previous year, the production of herbicides in Russia rose by 32.2% to 84.8 thousand tons, fungicides by 14.7% to 29.1 thousand tons.
The output of herbicides in November amounted to 6.1 thousand tons, having increased by 62.8% compared to the same month of 2019 and by 8.5% compared to October 2020. Production of fungicides increased by 43.6% and 10.6%, respectively.
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