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Agrochemicals Bounce Back Despite Covid-19 Fears

Between April and December 2020, production zoomed by almost 12%, compared to a negative 12.8% during the same period in the previous years: CARE Ratings

Agrochemicals Bounce Back Despite Covid-19 Fears
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After a dismal year in 2019-20, India바카라™s agrochemicals industry has bounced back in this fiscal year (2020-21), despite the fears of COVID-19, and a series of economic lockdowns. Between April and December 2020, the production zoomed by almost 12%, compared to a negative 12.8% during the same period in the previous years.

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According to a CARE Ratings update (March 11, 2021), the reasons for the buoyancy include domestic ones such as 바카라œtwo consecutive good monsoon seasons, remunerative (crop) prices바카라, 바카라œgood sowing season바카라, and an 바카라œacceleration in agricultural activities바카라.

Bright farm conditions in the global markets catapulted the Indian exports of pesticides, insecticides, and fungicides. Exports jumped by more than 16% during the April-December 2020 period, compared to a zero per cent change during the previous period.

In the near future, states the CARE update, the domestic demand will remain 바카라œelevated with favourable agronomical conditions바카라, government initiatives related to AtmaNirbhar Bharat, increase in minimum support prices for crops, and increased government credit.

Exports will 바카라œremain steady바카라 as the overall conditions in both the northern and southern hemisphere 바카라œimproved바카라. In Latin America, there was a hike in soy and corn acreage in April-December 2020. The share of exports to Brazil and Costa Rica, estimate the CARE update, increased by 20.2% and 32.9%, respectively, during April-December 2020.

바카라œPositive weather patterns, better prices for grain commodities, and easing of trade tensions with China바카라 helped the farm growth in North America. Europe steadied despite the second wave of COVID-19.

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