For a long time, the Latin America agrochemical market has been tied closely to China’s pesticide industry. The Chinese pesticide market constantly delivers pesticide technicals and formulations to Latin American countries, which absorb roughly 1/4 of the total Chinese pesticide exports.
From 2016 to 2017, the environmental compliance inspections of the chemical production industry, imposed by the Chinese government, caused many pesticide producers to suspend or limit their production, resulting in supply shortages and price hikes, and even decreasing international procurement activities for some time.
Recently, AgroPages conducted an interview with Mr. Scot von Bergen, President of Point Americas, which has its head office in Montevideo Uruguay and operations in many Latin American countries, together with the company’s Chinese partner Ya Su, President of Milagro Chemicals. Mr. von Bergen told AgroPages, the links between him and the Chinese agrochemical industry trace back to the beginning of the 21st century, and he is amazed at the rapid development and great changes in China’s pesticide landscape. Amid this current period of supply shortage and rising prices, and thanks to the concerted effort of Milagro, Point ensured the security of its supply chain during such a crunch. In addition, Point Americas has been committed to practicing its unique developmental strategy.
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