2005年法国农药销售额达到1,870百万欧元(2338百万美元),比2004年上升了4.1%。“对于一个自1999年以来一直经历结构性下降的市场而言,销售额实现这种轻微增长没有意义,”法国农药工业协会UIPP说。相反,它反映了秋播作物种植面积增加了,例如谷类作物和油菜籽,弥补了因缺水导致的 French pesticide sales in 2005 reached 1,870 million euros (2,338 million U.S. dollars), an increase of 4.1% over 2004. “For a market that has been going through a structural decline since 1999, there is no point in making such a slight increase in sales,” UIPP, the French pesticide industry association, said. On the contrary, it reflects the increased area planted with autumn crops, such as cereals and rapeseed, to compensate for water shortages