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Brazil: Anvisa begins carbendazim re-evaluation

At the end of December 2019, Anvisa published the Public Call Notice 01/2019, which called on companies holding carbendazim agrochemical registrations to take part in a meeting on the revaluation procedures to be adopted. The notice marks…

Brazil: MAPA simplifies rules for registering agrochemicals for ornamental plants

A “Joint Normative Instruction” published on Tuesday, 24th December, in the Federal Official Gazette of Brazil established the guidelines for the registration of pesticides intended for the cultivation of ornamental plants. The “INC…

Brazil: Ministry of Agriculture facilitates registration of three biological pesticides

This month, Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) published Normative Instruction No. 36 with three new “Reference Specifications” for biological pesticides. This information will enable companies to register and…

2019 Was a Very Good Year for Brazilian Cotton Producers

Brazilian cotton producers had a very good year in 2019 with expanded acreage, high yields, and strong prices according to the president of the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers (Abrapa). Brazil harvested 1.6 million hectares of cotton…

Brazil’s soybean planting nears end, Asian rust on early growth

As Brazil’s farmers near completion of this year’s soybean planting season, they are selling more crop ahead of averages. PLANTING PROGRESS As of Sunday, Brazil’s soybean planting progress hit 96% complete, 3% ahead of a week ago…

FAO scales up and mobilize $500 million to fight against Fall Armyworm

FAO launched today a three-year Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control to scale up efforts to curb the growing spread of the invasive pest which is causing serious damage to food production and affecting millions of farmers across the world. Fall…

Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul suspends application of 2,4-D until end of year

The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development confirmed, on Tuesday, the suspension of the use of the herbicide, 2,4-D, in the fields of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil until 31st December. The chemical, used by soybean farmers,…

Brazil government releases 2 new and 55 generic pesticides

On November 27, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture published an authorization to register two more unpublished pesticides. In addition, 55 other generics were released. Of the new products, one is a biological product and the other is…

Argentine farmers switching some intended corn to soybeans

The weather has generally been good for the early planted corn in the core production regions, but less than adequate in the southern and western locations. Farmers in Argentina are making late changes and switching some of their intended corn…