Year over year sales of all crop protection categories were up for the period of Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2007 vs. the same time span in 2006, according to data provided through the EZ-Trak® System.
The 2008 crop protection sales season started off with a bang, as year over year sales in advance of the upcoming season (Oct. 1 – Dec. 31) showed growth for all product categories across the board. Buying behavior relative to the prior season looks like this:
Although the first quarter of the total crop protection season represented here accounts for just 5% of the season total, it would seem to indicate that growers were either trying to manage risk by buying now to avoid cost increases, or making early purchases for the tax benefits.
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