2006-2007 Pesticide Market Estimates: Producers and Users

4.1 Pesticide Producers and Users

Table 4.1 lists 2007 estimates of the number of firms that are pesticide producers, formulators, and distributors.
Table 4.2 lists 2007 estimates of the number of exterminating and pest control firms and certified pesticide applicators.
Table 4.3 lists 2007 estimates of farm land, acres harvested, and the number of farms using pesticides and fertilizers.
Table 4.4 lists 2007 estimates of the number of households using pesticides.

Table 4.1

Number of U.S. Pesticide Producers, Formulators, and Distributors

Major Pesticide Producers	12
Other Pesticide Producers	100

Major Pesticide Formulators	120–150
Other Pesticide Formulators	1,550

Major Distributors and Establishments	150–250
Other Distributors and Establishments	13,250

Source: EPA estimates based on EPA proprietary data.

Table 4.2

Number of Exterminating and Pest Control Firms
and Number of Certified Applicators

	Number
Exterminating and Pest Control Firms	25,600
Private (1) Certified Applicators	538,053
Commercial (2) Certified Applicators	399,044

Source: EPA estimates based on EPA proprietary data and 2007 EPA data on 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 4.3

Land in Farms, Land Harvested,
Number of Farms, and Farms Using Pesticides

	Number
Land in Farms (acres)	922 million
Land Harvested (acres)	310 million
Total Number of Farms	2.204 million
Total Number of Farms with Cropland	1.685 million
Total Number of Farms with Harvested Cropland	1.328 million
Number of Farms Using Chemicals for:
Insects on Crops/Hay	354,357
Nematodes	34,992
Diseases on Crops/Orchards	97,333
Weed/Grass/Brush	703,884
Defoliation/Fruit Thinning	44,638
Any or all of the above	918,604
Any or all of the above plus fertilizer	1,288,360

Source: 2007 USDA Census of Agriculture

Table 4.4

Number of U.S. Households Using Pesticides By Pesticide Type

Pesticide Type	U.S. Households
Insecticides	59 million
Fungicides	14 Million
Herbicides	41 Million
Repellents	53 Million
Disinfectants	59 Million
Any Pesticides	78 Million

Note: In 2000 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the U.S. population to be 281.4 million with 105.5 million households.

Source: EPA estimates based on the 1992 EPA National Home and Garden Survey and 2000 U.S. Census Bureau population estimates (www.quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states).

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