With a 6% increase in the soybean planted area in the 2022-23 harvest, which exceeded 42 million hectares, pesticides for the crop moved U$11.4 billion, an increase of 50% compared to the previous cycle ($7.657 billion).

The data are from the FarmTrak survey by Kynetec consultancy. The company said, the oilseed remained the main crop of the sector's industry, followed by corn and sugar cane.