Brazil to become Second Largest Cotton Exporter in the World

Cotton farmers in Brazil are very optimistic concerning their 2018/19 crop. If the cotton crop in Brazil turns out as good as it presently looks, Brazil is poised to become the second largest cotton exporter in the world surpassing India and…

U.S. citrus production ‘rebounding from previous-year lows’, says USDA report

U.S. citrus production in 2018-19 is rebounding from previous-year lows, according to a USDA report. The U.S. citrus crop is forecast to be up 31% to 8.02 million metric tons (MT) in 2018-19, reflecting an expectation for expanded national…

New standards to curb the global spread of plant pests and diseases

The body charged with keeping plant pests and diseases at bay and trade in plants safe adopted new international measures to prevent pests from crossing borders and spreading. The standards, including protocols to block highly invasive pests…

US senate leaders introduce bill to ban chlorpyrifos nationwide

A day after President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency once again argued for delaying its own ban of chlorpyrifos in court, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) introduced the Protect Children, Families and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides…

The member states of the EU endorse the prohibition of chlorothalonil

The member states of the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF) have voted to ban the fungicide, Chlorothalonil. Chlorothalonil is a broad-spectrum fungicide used in the control of plant diseases, with other uses…

USDA forecasts corn acres up 4%, soybeans down 5%

Corn planted area for all purposes in 2019 is estimated at 92.8 million acres, up 4 percent or 3.66 million acres from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be up or unchanged in 34 of the 48 estimating states. Soybean…
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China revokes the registration of all sulfluramid products

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently issued a notice that, starting from March 22, 2019, pesticide registration and renewal containing flubendiamide (including the technical, single agent, mixed formulation) will not be…

Chinese government requests sweeping check on manufacture of hazardous chemicals

Following the explosion at the Tianjiayi Chemical Plant in Yancheng Xiangshui on 21st March, the Work Safety Commission of the State Council circulated an urgent notice requesting the immediate implementation of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s…

2018/19 Brazilian Soybean Crop approaching 70% Harvested

The Brazilian soybean crop is 68% harvested compared to 65% last year and 64% for the 5-year average according to Safras & Mercado. This represents an advance of 6% for the week. Mato Grosso do Sul is 96% harvested and Goias is 83% harvested.…