The 21 st China International Agrochemical and Crop Protection Exhibition (CAC 2020), originally scheduled to be held on 24-26 February, 2020 in Shanghai New International Expo Centre, has been postponed due to the spread of the novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China. Chinese government has initiated the first-level response mechanism for major public health emergencies, and […]
Earlier in January, the U.S. EPA released its Proposed Interim Decisions for acetamiprid, clothianidin/thiamethoxam, dinotefuran and imidacloprid. These active ingredients are collectively known as neonicotinoids. For 60 days after publication in the Federal Register, EPA will accept comments on the proposed interim Decisions. The impact of neonicotinoids on pollinators is a prime focus for the […]
From the first working day of January 2020, fruit growers in Argentina needed to prove that they comply with Good Agricultural Practices (BPA). The same enforcement goes into effect in January 2021 for vegetable producers. Basic requirements for BPAs include the obligation to use phytosanitary products authorized by Senasa (National Service for Agrifood Quality and […]
Beneficial rains have returned to Paraguay and Soybean farmers in Paraguay are now more optimistic concerning their 2019/20 soybean production. The summer rains started later than normal last September and October, which delayed the soybean planting. Some of the early planted soybeans had to be replanted due to poor plant populations. In fact, farmers in […]
For 2019, increased imports are expected in many non-cotton-producing countries, as well as some producing ones. Although China—a major producer—is projected as the leading importer in 2019, its upcoming imports are expected to be below those from a year ago, as cotton mill use in China is forecast to decline for the second consecutive year. […]
During the Chinese New Year, respiratory disease caused by a novel type of coronavirus was detected for the first time and an outbreak occurred in Wuhan, Hubei, China. As of 12:00 noon on January 29, 2020, there were 5,999 confirmed cases nationwide and the death toll exceeded 100. The Chinese government has urgently extended the […]
The pesticide glyphosate, which is suspected of causing cancer, will begin to be partially banned in Luxembourg next February, a ban that will be completed by the end of the year and will make the country the first in the European Union (EU) to take this step. The ban, according to the Belgian agency, will […]
Plants make the oxygen we breathe and give us 80 percent of the food we eat. But plants are under attack by invasive pests. These pests destroy up to 40 percent of the world’s food crops and cause $220 billion in trade losses each year according to the United Nations (U.N.). That leaves millions of […]
Queen Elizabeth II Last Thursday gave her formal approval to legislation pulling Britain out of the European Union, setting the stage for a potential U.S.-U.K. trade deal. “The withdrawal agreement has received royal assent and is now law,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday. “We will leave the EU on January 31.” That could be […]