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USDA Extends Crop Insurance Flexibilities To June Due To COVID-19

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, has extended program flexibilities for Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) and agricultural producers through June 30, 2022 or later. These…

Asia loses market share, Europe sells more agrochemicals to Brazil in 2020

The import of agrochemicals from the Asian continent lost its market share in Brazil, with a decrease of 40% of the products purchased from China in this first quarter of 2020. On the other hand, European exports to Brazil continued to expand,…

The European Commission publishes a draft list of 90 unacceptable co-formulants in agrochemicals

On the 15th of January 2020, the EU draft regulation implementing the list of co-formulants which may not be used in plant protection products or adjuvants (Annex III of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009) was published. This draft will probably…

New Argentina agrochemical law went into effect in January

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…

Brazil approves registration of 57 more agrochemicals

The Brazilian government announced the approval of 57 pesticides, including six new active ingredients, 41 generic products, and ten biological and organic pesticides. Among the new agrochemicals, the active ingredient, dinotefuran, stands…

Chinese Agrochem Industry Steps into New Development Era

“In the past 20 years, profound changes have taken place in global agrochemical industry. The past 20 years are the fast-developing years of Chinese agrochemical industry. Over the last 20 years, the primary business volume of Chinese petrochemical…

Brazil rules that only agronomists can prescribe agrochemicals

As of October 2018, only agronomists can prescribe the use of agrochemicals. Until now, prescriptions could only reproduce what is predicted in the package inserts issued by manufacturers. The decision was set out in an agreement signed between…

SON to monitor sale of agrochemical products to guarantee farmers’ safety

The Director General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr Osita Aboloma, says Pesticide is a major agrochemical product that can be used to boost food production apart from fertilizer, in the country. Aboloma said this at a one day…
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UK rules for first time on protection over field monitoring data for agrochemical companies

A Court of Appeal decision will give agro-chemical companies greater protection in relation to commercially sensitive field monitoring data. The decision would otherwise allow competitors to bring their products to market without first having…