Prices were compared at the formulated stage, as this is the form of glyphosate that is used by the final consumer as a herbicide. Additionally, formulated glyphosate accounts for the vast majority of glyphosate sales both in terms of value and of volume. In order to ensure a fair comparison of prices, and given the existence of a variety of types of formulated glyphosate on the market, the prices of which can vary considerably both according to the concentration of the product and the type of surfactant used, the Commission services selected the most common formulation, a standard formulation which has 360g of glyphosate content per litre.
Il confronto dei prezzi è stato effettuato per il prodotto formulato, cioè quello che viene utilizzato come erbicida dal consumatore finale e rappresenta la maggior parte delle vendite di glifosato in termini di valore e di volume.