Isagro agchem sales dip in Q4

Italian agrochemical company Isagro (Milan) posted a 3.4% fall in agrochemical sales to €36.9 ($48.7 million at the current rate) in the fourth quarter of 2011. The company saw revenues of all products inch 0.7% higher to €39.4 million ($52 million). Annual crop protection sales rose 4.7% to €134 million ($176.9 million), while sales of all products were 7.9% higher at €144.3 million ($190.5 million). Isagro notes that its proprietary agrochemical products accounted for 89% of all annual sales against 85% in 2010.