The production of herbicides in Russia is growing
During the eight months of the year, the production of herbicides in Russia increased by 13.3% to 78.3 thousand tons, but the output of fungicides decreased by 16.8%, the Federal State Statistics Service reports.
In August 2022, the production of herbicides in Russia amounted to 6.2 thousand tons, having grown by 3.9% compared to the same month in 2021, but decreased by 33.8% compared to the result of July 2022. The production of fungicides, on the contrary, decreased by 32.4% compared to August 2021 and increased by 62.6% compared to July 2022.
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