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SUPPLY OUTLOOK ^OR rUNSICIDBS ,AITD IHSSCTICIEBS IH 19^6 



Exports Increased ; The Chemical Unit of the Bureau of Foreign and Domes- 

 tic Commerce forecasts heavy exports of fungicides, insecticides, disinfec- 

 tants and other sanitation supplies in 19^6, It is expected that export 

 shipments will increase from the pre-war value of $5,000,000 to around 

 $11,000,000, Copper sulfate is the material in greatest demand. In 19^3 

 the United States shipments abroad of this item alone were valued at approx- 

 imately six and one-half million dollars. In the same year, exports of other 

 pesticides were as follows: nicotine sulfate $593fOOO; calci'om arsenate 

 $510,000; lead arsenate $USl+,000; Paris green $196,000; seed disinfectants 

 $185,000; petroleum oil sprays $131,000; rotenone-hearing materials $3^,000; 

 and chloropicrin $22,000, 



Domestic Supply Ample in Most Cases : In its October issue of A. I, P. News, 

 the Agricultural Insecticide and Fungicide Association made the following 

 announcement regarding anticipated supplies of agricultural pesticides for 

 19^6: rotenone, tight ; nicotine, tight with supplies uncertain ; borax, foi>- 

 maldehyde, paradichlorobenzene, organic fungicides and wettable spreaders, 

 tight to adequate ; practically all others, including pyrethrum and DOT formu- 

 lations, adequate to ample. 



Exceptions to the stated situation for organic fungicides are as 

 follows: The supply of Fermate is reported (November 12) by the manufacturer 

 to be ample for use not only on farm crops but on greenhouse crops and outside 

 ornamentals as well. It will be available in threo'-^ound bags and 25-pound 

 drums. The manufacturers and distributors of Puratized state (November) that 

 the supply of Puraturf may be adequate for disease control in turfs and lawns, 

 but that stocks of the Puratized Agricultural Spray v/ill be sufficient only 

 for limited use under caref^ol supervision. This spray has proven highly ef- 

 fective experimentally in the control of apple scab in Massachusetts during 

 the past two seasons. 



Need for Early Orders and Recommendations ; Due to the hangover of labor 

 and container shortages, production of fungicides and insecticides is expected 

 to be slow and gradual with distinct interruptions at times. For this reason, 

 the manufacturers and distributors are still requesting that users place their 

 orders as early as possible in order that distributors may know what to ex- 

 pect for their total orders and stocked supplies, and in order to insure an 

 orderly, even flow of supplies from the manufacturers to the retailers, This 

 appears to be particularly important in the case of nicotine and other mater- 

 i^s that are likely to be short in supply. Such materials should by all 

 means be ordered early in the winter so that they will be on hand for emergency 

 use during the growing season. 



The Agricultural Insecticide and Fimgicide Association also recont- 

 mends and urges that, in view of the increased supplies of new fungicides and 

 insecticides, Federal and State pest control recommendations for 19^6 be 

 issued to farmers just as early this fall and winter as possible. Doing so 

 will permit farmers to estimate their needs and to place orders in ample 

 time for normal delivery. If release of recommendations is delayed until 

 next spring or suxamer, a "rush on the market" for new pesticides may be ex>- 

 pected, resulting in all probability in marked local shortages and unequit- 

 able distribution. 



