The pesticide market grew 3% in reais, but declined 7% in dollars in the 2024/25 crop year.

With a turnover of R$ 98.7 billion in the 2024-25 harvest, the Brazilian agricultural pesticide market grew 3% in reais compared to the previous cycle (R$ 95.9 billion). In dollars, however, the sector's revenue fell 7%, from US$ 19.4 billion to R$ 18.1 billion. The data is from Kynetec Brasil. The devaluation of the exchange rate during the period, which went from R$ 4.94 to R$ 5.46, explains the result in the American currency. The 3% recovery in reais in the harvest is relevant for the industry, as it reverses a 13% drop in performance recorded in 2023-24. In 2023-24, despite the advances in planted area (+1%) and the intensity of treatments carried out in the field (+9%), input prices plummeted by an average of 79%. This scenario influenced the reduction in the sector's revenue, from R$ 110.1 billion to R$ 95.9 billion. The expectation is that the market will return to growth, in reais, in the 2025-26 harvest, in the range of 8%. This potential growth should be driven by soybean and corn crops and related to an increase in planted area and the intensity of treatments adopted.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.