EPA is extending the public comment period for 45 days on the draft biological evaluations (BEs) for the insecticides carbaryl and methomyl. The comment period will now close on July 2, 2020. Comments can be submitted to the docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0090 at www.regulations.gov. EPA held a public webinar on April 16, 2020, to present the draft BEs […]
Regulatory action in the EU and UK means the clock is ticking on authorisations for the important cereals fungicide epoxiconazole, and use of the seed potato fungicide pencycuron is now banned. Epoxiconazole is one of the most widely used fungicides in cereals in the UK. While its approval ends on 30 April 2020, it was […]
Global fertilizer markets continue to be challenged by the logistical and associated economic impacts of Covid-19. But the impacts are highly uneven across markets and not all are negative. The main effect remains the constraints on logistics, but again, the effect has been both bullish and bearish. In Italy for example, demand for urea has […]
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) published, on 26th March, 2020, the toxicological reclassification of 252 fungicides, insecticides, herbicides and other product classes. This move aims to officialize the updates determined by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to formulated products already registered in Brazil. Currently, 2,300 formulated products are registered in Brazil. […]
Valoran la respuesta europea, asimismo reclaman a la CE que adopte medidas adicionales urgentes para el sector agrario por el impacto de esta crisis en algunos subsectores y el futuro de la economía rural. Entre otras medidas, solicitan habilitar ayudas al almacenamiento privado, así como apoyos excepcionales a los sectores más afectados. Instan a adoptar […]
La sanidad vegetal es un instrumento imprescindible para que la agricultura pueda contribuir a la consecución de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. La reciente decisión de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) de declarar este año 2020 como Año Internacional de la Sanidad Vegetal supone un reconocimiento expreso […]
The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) announced changes to the priority-setting process for agrochemical registration. According to the Secretariat of Agricultural Defense, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method will be used to propose improvements and consult the production sector regarding pests that require greater needs for new solutions and control alternatives. In […]
Reasons for non-compliances include use of non‐EU‐approved pesticides, contamination from previous uses so residues come from the soil and substances no longer used as pesticides but that are persistent in the environment. Table grapes and sweet peppers/bell peppers were among items most often above MRLs. 2018 vs 2015 results Non‐EU‐approved pesticides reported to exceed limits in […]
La debilidad de la demanda y la caída de los precios del petróleo a causade la pandemia lastran los precios internacionales de los principales productos alimentarios Los precios mundiales de los alimentos bajaron fuertemente en marzo, lastrados en su mayor parte por la contracción de la demanda vinculadas a los efectos de la pandemia COVID-19 […]