1998-1999 Pesticide Market Estimates: Producers and Users

4.1 Pesticide Producers and Users

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

Table 4.1a

The Number of Pesticide Producers, Formulators, and Distributors

	Number

1. A. Major Basic Producers	18
B. Other Producers	100
2. A. Major National Formulators	150-200
B. Other Formulators	2,000
3. A. Major National Distributors and Establishments	250-350
B. Other Distributors and Establishments	16,900

Source: EPA estimates based on EPA proprietary data.

Table 4.1b

Land in Farms, Farm Acres Harvested, the Number of Farms,

and the Number of Farms Using Pesticides

	Number

1. Land in Farms	932M
2. Land Harvested	309M
3. Total Number of Farms	1.912M
4. Total Number of Farms with Cropland	1.661M
5. Total Number of Farms with Harvested Cropland	1.411M
6. Number of Farms Using Chemicals for:
A. Insects on Hay/Crops	366,000
B. Nematodes	43,000
C. Diseases on Crops/Orchards	112,000
D. Weed/Grass/Brush	685,000
E. Defoliation/Fruit Thinning	51,000
F. Any or all of the above	941,000
G. Any or all of the above	1,325,000

Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture (http://www.nass.usda.gov/census).

Table 4.1c

The Number of Commercial Pest Control Firms

and Number of Certified Applicators

	Number

1. Commercial Pest Control Firms	33,100
2. Private (1) Certified Applicators	803,423
3. Commercial (2) Certified Applicators	384,092

Source: Estimates based on 1992 EPA National Home and Garden Pesticide Use Survey and 1999 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 4.1d

The Number of Households Using Pesticides


1. Number of Households Using:
A. Insecticides	58 Million
B. Fungicides	14 Million
C. Herbicides	40 Million
D. Repellents	5 Million
E. Disinfectants	58 Million
F. Any Pesticides	77 Million

Note: In 1999 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the U.S. population to be 272.7 million and 103.9 million households.
Source: EPA estimates based on 1992 EPA National Home and Garden Survey and 1999 U.S. Census Bureau population
estimates.

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