The pesticide market grew by 131% in the second crop season.

The agricultural pesticide market for corn The second crop's growth resumed in 2026, driven mainly by increased management intensity and the recovery of product prices. The volume reached R$ 15.4 billion, an increase of 13% over the R$ 13.7 billion of the previous cycle and the highest value in the historical series of the survey. In dollars, sales totaled US$ 2.86 billion, an increase of 18%.

According to Kynetec Brazil, the cultivated area in the surveyed regions grew by only 1%, to approximately 17.4 million hectares. This increase was mainly due to a greater number of treatments, which rose from 17.7 to 19.1, raising the potential treated area to 425 million hectares, an increase of 8%. Investment in crop protection increased from R$ 794 to R$ 887 per hectare, a rise of 12%.

Insecticides maintained their leadership, with 39% of the market and R$ 6.01 billion in sales, an increase of 16%. Caterpillar control was the main highlight, with R$ 2.6 billion, 58% above the previous harvest, and adoption in 92% of the cultivated area. Fungicides accounted for 21% of the market, or R$ 3.3 billion, while herbicides totaled R$ 3.12 billion and a share of 20%.

Among fungicides, premium products advanced from 39% to R$ 1.92 billion, reaching 63% of the cultivated area. For herbicides, the adoption of broad-spectrum products increased from 31% to 44%. Nematicides reached 51% of the cultivated area, with expansion mainly driven by biological products.

Considering both corn harvests, the Brazilian pesticide market totaled R$18.3 billion in 2026, an increase of R$131. The second harvest accounted for R$84 of the total. The survey interviewed nearly 2,300 producers, managers, and decision-makers and covered R$95 of the official area of the crop.