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Brazil law speeding up pesticide approval seen stalling to 2019 -official

A proposed law to speed up approvals of new pesticides in Brazil that has drawn criticism from environmentalists is unlikely to gain congressional approval before next year, an agriculture ministry official told Reuters on Wednesday. Approval…

Argentina is the second largest exporter of soybeans to Colombia

The geopolitical crisis in Ukraine is having an impact on countries in the region. The Colombian government is no exception and is trying to avoid double-digit inflation. Countries such as Argentina have taken measures through their economic…
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New specification for the control of Anastrepha fraterculus in Brazil

Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply launched a new reference specification under the name ER 48, for the surveillance and control of a biological target, the "South American fruit fly" (Anastrepha fraterculus). ER 48 establishes…

Peru bans agrochemicals containing the active ingredient dicofol

MIDAGRI has banned the registration, importation, local formulation, distribution, marketing and use of commercial pesticide formulations containing the active ingredient dicofol. The ban was established by SENASA's Directive Resolution 0021-2021.…

Sugar production and export records set in Brazil for 2020/21

With one month to go before the start of the 2020/21 sugar campaign (April 2020 to March 2021), Conab estimates that Brazil will break sugar production and export records. Brazil's sugar production in 2020/21 is estimated at 41.8 million tons,…

Brazil MAPA registers 21 generic technical products for use in the formulation of pesticides

On November 24, 2020, Law No. 64 of the Department of Plant Protection and Agricultural Inputs of the Ministry of Agricultural Defense was published in the Official Gazette and a record number of 21 technical products were revealed. All these…

In 2021 the price of imidacloprid will remain low

What is Imidacloprid? It is an insecticide used against pests that affect citrus, sugar cane and cotton crops. Imidacloprid is a good and effective insecticide, which helps to control and even eliminate practically all insects that are damaging…

The National Union of the Industry of Phytosanitary Products in Brazil forecasts a drop of 11.8% in the agrochemical market in 2020

The rise of the dollar against the real during the year 2020 will affect the market of phytosanitary products. Sindiveg, the National Union of the Industry of Phytosanitary Products projects a fall of 11.8% in the income in dollars this year,…

16 generic pesticides issued by MAPA Brazil have been registered

A list of 16 pesticides or generic formulated products that will be available for use by Brazilian farmers has been published in Law No. 60 of the Department of Plant Health and Agricultural Inputs of the Secretariat of Agricultural Defense…