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Locust attack: Excessive pesticide use will take its toll on Thar ecology

The strongest pesticides used to counter locust invasions will leech into waterbodies and crops, say experts. Lethal pesticides used to counter locust swarms invading the Indian side of the Thar desert will irrevocablly harm the fragile desert…

New Zealand EPA reviewing PGR hydrogen cyanamide rules

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is initiating a reassessment of the plant growth regulator hydrogen cyanamide, and is now seeking information on how and where it is being used in New Zealand. Hydrogen cyanamide products are used…

Xinjiang still China's largest cotton producer in 2019

Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in Northwest China continued to be the country's largest cotton production base in 2019, despite a year-on-year output reduction of 2.1 percent. The region's cotton output reached more than 5 million metric…

Locust swarms threaten more countries in eastern Africa – FAO

Swarms of desert locusts could ravage more countries in eastern Africa and threaten the livelihood of many more people, the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Monday. The swarms, first sighted in December,…

Brazilian fruit exports reach US$1 billion for the first time

Brazil closed 2019 for the first time, with US$1 billion in fruit exports, according to information from the Ministry of Agriculture's (AgroStat) foreign trade statistics system. According to the National Supply Company (Conab), this scenario…

CAC 2020 postponed due to novel Coronavirus in China, but business should continue

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…

After a dry start, late rains benefit soybeans in Paraguay

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…

Global cotton trade is projected at a 7-year high

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…

Novel Coronavirus | Will it affect Chinese agrochemical companies’ production after Chinese New 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…