Syngenta agchem sales down 2% in first quarter

摘要

Syngenta’s crop protection sales decreased by 1.9% to $2,554 million in the first quarter of 2017 compared with the same period during the previous year. The decline was a similar 2% at constant exchange rates (CER). Volumes remained stable but pricing was “slightly lower”, the company says. The more favourable currency trend that began in the second half of 2016 continued, with the Russian rouble and the Brazilian real strengthening against the dollar. Herbicides remained the company’s largest category, accounting for 38% of annual crop protection revenues. The category fell 5.8% to $970 million.