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Brazil Mapa registers 28 new pesticides

On 20th August, the Official Gazette of the Union announced the registration of 28 agricultural pesticides that will be available for use by farmers. Five, which are new to the country, were formulated from the active ingredient, pyroxasulfone,…

Tax on agrochemicals may rise with tax reform in Brazil

The Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) 110, under analysis by the Senate, allows agribusiness to receive different treatment in the tax reforms, according to consultant Eduardo Lourenço, from the Pensar Agro Institute. Meanwhile,…

Brazil‘s Mapa approves 21 pesticide technical products

On 9th July, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture (Mapa) published, in the Federal Official Gazette, the registration of 21 pesticide technical products, which are chemicals with a high degree of purity and concentration of active ingredients. All…

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,…

Ban on paraquat use from September worries Brazilian farmers

Farmers in Brazil are concerned about the ban on the paraquat herbicide, which comes into place on September 22 this year. The active ingredient, which is the basis of some pesticides used to control weeds, can no longer be produced, marketed…

Brazil reclassifies toxicology of 252 registered formulated products

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…

Mapa changes priority-setting process for agrochemical registration in Brazil

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…

Brazil MAPA approves 18 pesticide technical products

Act No. 22, published on March 27 in the Federal Official Gazette of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) of Brazil, contains the registration of 18 technical products, with nine active ingredients. All these products use…

MAPA opens public consultation to review pest prevention, control programs in Brazil

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) opened a public consultation on key proposals in the area of crop protection. Participation is free for all interested parties and is open until 11th April. Ordinance 31 opened a consultation…