Most sold pesticides
Highest selling active ingredients in Brazil in 2016
SALES
(in thousands of metric tons)
SUBSTANCE
TYPE
GLYPHOSATE
herbicide
185.6
2.4-D
herbicide
53.4
MANCOZEBE
fungicide
33.3
ATRAZINE
herbicide
28.6
ACEPHATE
insecticide and acaricide
24.8
CARBENDAZIM
fungicide
13.3
PARAQUAT
herbicide
11.6
IMIDACLOPRID
neonicotinoid
9.1
Banned in the European Union
SOURCE IBAMA
Most sold pesticides
Highest selling active ingredients in Brazil in 2016
SALES
(in thousands of metric tons)
SUBSTANCE
TYPE
GLYPHOSATE
herbicide
185.6
2.4-D
herbicide
53.4
MANCOZEBE
fungicide
33.3
ATRAZINE
herbicide
28.6
ACEPHATE
insecticide and acaricide
24.8
CARBENDAZIM
fungicide
13.3
PARAQUAT
herbicide
11.6
IMIDACLOPRID
neonicotinoid
9.1
Banned in the European Union
SOURCE IBAMA