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Abstract
The paper is prepared to analyze their usage in Poland in 2005-2012. In that term the steady increase was
observed. For agriculture the plant protection means are among the most important production means. The sales
of the imported means of plant protection was on the increase, though, there was the decline in sales of domestic
means .The increase was noticeable in almost every means of plant protection use. Furthermore, the highest
increase in use of herbicides and insecticides was observed. According to Polish farmers the means of plant
protection are expensive in Poland. However, the recent growth in their prices is not too high. The improvement
of relation of their prices to agricultural products ones in 2010-2012 was held up as the result of the growth of
some agricultural products prices.