Source: Margy Eckelkamp, AGWEB, 3/17/20


The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed some vulnerabilities in the crop protection market. We reported on concerns about supplies of active ingredients from China in early March.  Today, crop protection leaders, such as Brian Cardin at UPL, are reporting varying degrees of impact to the global supply chain in general.  “We’re fully stocked and are strong being back integrated—even through intermediaries,” he says. “For us, it’s business as usual—we don’t have any disruption in supply. We’re fortunate in that regard, and long-term that’s a competitive advantage we’ll have.” 

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