Widespread planting delays this past spring forced farmers to go from Plan A to Plan B to Plan C. BASF Senior Vice President for Crop Protection Paul Rea says the erratic spring season also impacted input suppliers. “We’re probably carrying more inventory than we would have liked,” said Rea. “We had more interest in the post herbicide technology than expected, but we were able to supply the market.” Rea says this past growing season did result in more demand for fungicides. “With the heavy moisture load, there was strong interest in fungicides; when farmers got a crop in, they wanted to protect it.”
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