The biopesticide market continues to gain ground with more growers. According to the latest data grab from Meister Media’s PURE Intel™ platform, specialty crop producers in California remain steadfast in their use of biopesticides. In 2023, 60% of growers reporting any pesticide application used a biopesticide. This equated to 405,408 biopesticide applications and 10,798,754 biopesticide-treated acres.
So, which California-grown specialty crops led the way in biopesticide use? The following charts break it down.
Special note: Since sulfur is so widely used as a biological fungicide in California, the info includes two chart versions – with and without sulfur.
More data regarding biopesticide use in California will be presented at the 2024 BioSolutions Conference and Expo.
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