Evaluation of Pesticide Supplies and Demand For 1980

Pesticide supplies for the 1980 crop season should be adequate to meet overall farm needs. Net supplies should be about 2 percent greater than last year, and prices about 10 percent higher. Manufacturers' insecticide supplies are off by 3 percent, but there are larger, than normal stock carryovers for distributors, dealers, and farmers. Farmers’ herbicide requirements will rise about 2 to 5 percent this year. Insecticide use is likely to be up 8 to 10 percent over 1979’s abnormally low levels

Inventory Management by Selected Retail Farm Supply Co-ops - Area IV - Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois

Excerpts from the report: This study was undertaken to determine inventory management policies and practices of farm supply cooperatives and their effect on operating efficiency. It is the fourth in a series of area studies on this subject conducted by Farmer Cooperative Service. Specifically the objectives of this study were to: 1. Determine purchasing policies and practices affecting inventory acquisition. 2. Determine successful handling and storage practices. 3. Determine sales policies and practices affecting inventories. 4. Recommend useful policies and practices for efficient inventory management. Representatives of Farmer Cooperative Service interviewed 23 local farm supply cooperatives to determine their inventory policies and practices and to obtain operating data pertaining to inventory management

Cooperative Bulk Fertilizer Blending in the Upper Midwest

Excerpts from the report: The purpose of this report is to provide to management of farmer cooperatives and others information that will be helpful in adjusting to the economic impact of bulk fertilizer blending on the cooperative fertilizer distribution system. The report contains an analysis of bulk blending facilities and operations of 13 plants and provides suggestions for improvement of existing operations. Such information could be of help to other cooperatives considering bulk blending in the future. This report emphasizes the service, volume building, and educational aspects of bulk fertilizer blending operations. Specifically, the report covers: (1) Facilities and equipment used; (2) cost of operation; (3) operating practices; (4) responsibilities of management; (5) services offered; and (6) suggestions for improvement

Farm Pesticide Economic Evaluation, 1981

Insecticide purchases for 1981 will increase 10 to 15 percent over the last 2 years, when use was down because of light insect infestations. Herbicide use will rise about 5 percent. Supplies of nearly all pesticides should be ample because of unusually large carryover stocks. Prices may be up about 10 percent because of rising production and distribution costs. Rebuttable Presumption Against Registration (RPAR) proposed decisions were published by EPA for four pesticides in 1980: diallate, lindane, EDB, and strychnine

Liquid Pesticide Formulation and Distribution by Two Southern Cooperatives

Excerpts from the report: Because liquid pesticides are a recent development, information on their formulation and distribution is limited. Farmers need to know that through cooperative ownership they can help assure themselves of quality pesticides and related services at reasonable prices. The purpose of this study is to provide information that will be useful to cooperative management in establishing or improving their handling of liquid pesticides. Specifically, the study indicates the services, facilities, formulation and distribution methods, quality control and safety practices, possible problems, and farmer benefits of this type of operation and service

The Farm Pesticide Industry

Two firms accounted for 74 percent of the corn herbicide market and two firms accounted for 61 percent of the soybean insecticide market in 1976. This study examines the pesticide industry by component markets for specific types of pesticides and crops. The share of the market accounted for by leading producers when the industry is examined by these specialized markets is much greater than in analyses reported elsewhere which considered the pesticide industry as a single market. The relative positions of leading pesticide-producing firms shifted significantly during 1966-76

Farm Pesticide Supply-Demand Trends, 1982

Pesticide demand in 1982 should be down less than 5 percent from last year. Manufacturers report price increases of 6 to 8 percent to their distributors, but plentiful supplies and weak demand should hold farm price increases to only 5 percent over last spring. Pesticide production should increase 11 percent, satisfying both domestic and export demand for 1982

Evaluation of Pesticide Supplies and Demand for 1977

Pesticide supplies for the 1977 crop season appear ample for all major uses. Production for 1977 is expected to be up about 10 percent. Supplies are up somewhat more, about 14 percent, because of larger inventories held by manufacturers and distributors than last year. Manufacturers and distributors reported that prices to dealers were up 6 percent or less and prices to growers were expected to be up 10 percent or less, with lower prices for some products in abundant supply. Demand is expected to be less than supply, leaving a net surplus of 5 to 10 percent. Supply estimates are based on surveys of pesticide manufacturers and distributors. Demand estimates are based on farmers' 1977 planting intentions and data on pesticide use patterns

Evaluation of Pesticide Supplies and Demand for 1979

Pesticide supplies for the 1979 crop season appear adequate for all major uses. Production is expected to be up about 2 percent and inventories are up about 4 percent. Net supplies should be about 5 percent greater overall than last year. Because of increasing production and distribution costs, prices are expected to advance slightly over last year's levels, 2 to 3 percent. Pesticide demand estimates, up 5 to 6 percent over last year, are based primarily on farmers' planting intentions for 1979. Supply estimates are based on a survey of basic pesticide manufacturers and discussions with major distributors