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August 2012
No. 154
Company Half Year Sales 2012 and Market Outlook
The following table outlines the sales results for the majority of the leading
agrochemical companies in the first half of the current year. In order to make a direct
comparison of the relative performance of the agrochemical businesses of each
company we have, where possible, eliminated the sales of seeds, biotechnology,
intermediates and animal health products from the company sales results.
Half Year Agrochemical Sales 2011 and 2012
Company
Local
First Half 2011
First Half 2012
Growth
Currency
local
$m
local
$m
% (local)
Bayer
€
3602
5052
4163
5399
+15.6
+6.9
Syngenta
$
5383
5383
5674
5674
+5.4
+5.4
BASF
€
2435
3415
2794
3624
+14.7
+6.1
Dow *
$
3106
3106
3514
3514
+13.1
+13.1
Monsanto**
$
1671
1671
1915
1915
+14.6
+14.6
DuPont
$
1630
1630
1808
1808
+10.9
+10.9
MAI (Agro only)
$
1408
1408
1515
1515
+7.6
+7.6
FMC
$
673
673
848
848
+26.0
+26.0
DKr
2726
513
3145
549
+15.4
+7.0
Chemtura
$
185
185
197
197
+6.5
+6.5
Isagro
€
78
109
79
103
+2.5
-5.3
Amvac
$
146
146
172
172
+17.8
+17.8
1763
-1.9
0.8
Cheminova
*Includes Seeds / Biotech
% ($)
st
**Monsanto results are for six month period ending 31 May
Half Year Sales 2011 and 2012
Sumitomo Chem ***
Yen
143228
1748
140468
*** Health & Crop Sciences
Currency exchange rates in the first half of 2012 had a more noticeable impact on
those companies who report their sales in Euro terms, with the US dollar
strengthening somewhat against the Euro.
For the companies listed above, total overall sales in the first half of 2012 increased
by 8.2%, lower than the 15.4% increase recorded by these...