2000-2001 Pesticide Market Estimates: Producers and Users

4.1 Pesticide Producers and Users

Table 4.1 lists estimates of the number of firms that are pesticide producers, formulators, and distributors. Table 4.2 lists estimates of farm land, acres harvested, and the number of farms using pesticides and fertilizers. Table 4.3 lists estimates of the number of pest control firms and certified pesticide applicators. Table 4.4 lists estimates of the number of households using pesticides.

Table 4.1

The Number of U.S. Pesticide Producers,
Formulators, and Distributors


Major Basic Producers	18
Other Pesticide Producers	100

Major National Formulators	150-200
Other Pesticide Formulators	2,000

Major Distributors and Establishments	250-350
Other Distributors and Establishments	16,900

Source: EPA estimates based on EPA proprietary data.

Table 4.2

Land in Farms, Land Harvested, Number
of Farms, and Farms Using Pesticides

	Number

Land in Farms (acres)	941M
Land Harvested (acres)	311M
Total Number of Farms	2.156M
Total Number of Farms with Cropland	1.661M
Total Number of Farms with Harvested Cropland	1.411M
Number of Farms Using Chemicals for:
Insects on Crops/Hay	366,000
Nematodes	43,000
Diseases on Crops/Orchards	112,000
Weed/Grass/Brush	685,000
Defoliation/Fruit Thinning	51,000
Any or all of the above	941,000
Any or all of the above plus fertilizer	1,325,000

Source: 1997 USDA Census of Agriculture

, 2003 USDA Agricultural Statistics

. M = million

Table 4.3

Number of Commercial Pest Control Firms
and Number of Certified Applicators

	Number

Commercial Pest Control Firms	33,100
Private (1) Certified Applicators	693,181
Commercial (2) Certified Applicators	421,730

Source: Estimates based on 1992 EPA National Home and Garden Pesticide Use Survey and 2001 EPA estimates of the number of certified private and commercial pesticide applicators.
(1) Private certified applicators refers primarily to individual farmers.
(2) Commercial certified applicators refers to professional pesticide applicators.

Table 4.4

Number of U.S. Households Using Pesticides


Pesticide Type	U.S. Households
Insecticides	59 Million
Fungicides	14 Million
Herbicides	41 Million
Repellents	53 Million
Disinfectants	59 Million
Any Pesticides	78 Million

Note: In 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the U.S. population to be 281.4 million and 105.5 million households.
Source: EPA estimates based on 1992 EPA National Home and Garden Survey and 2000 U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

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