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Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul introduces new 2,4-D application regulations

The government of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, the second largest soybean producer in the country, is implementing a series of security measures to regulate the application of 2,4-D herbicides. This month, two normative instructions…

FAO seeks to raise awareness on pesticide management

The Food and Agriculture Organization has empowered community broadcasters to raise more awareness to farmers on pesticide management. This was done through a three day workshop organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water…

Uruguay increases requirements for obtaining professional approval for sale of neonicotinoides, chlorpyrifos

The General Directorate of Agricultural Services (DGSA) of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay has increased the requirements for obtaining mandatory professional approval for the sale of locally-made and imported…

Costa Rica will restrict the use of glyphosate in agriculture

Costa Rica's Ministry of Health announced that it will restrict the use of glyphosate in some sectors of the country and that there will be new regulations in other parts, because of how toxic this product is for humans. According to the…

Brazil authorizes 31 more agrochemical registrations in May 2019

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) of Brazil registered 31 agrochemicals in May (see list here). In total, 169 products were authorized in 2019, representing 37.5% of what was released in 2018, when 450 products received…

Grain companies in Brazil may reduce credit for farmers

Grain companies in Brazil, who are members of the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (Abiove), have indicated that they intend to reduce the amount of credit offered to farmers for producing crops during the 2019/20 growing season.…

Brazil updated regulation on agrochemical use in minor crops

The Brazilian fruit and vegetable sectors have reasons to celebrate. On June 16, Brazil government completed five years of publication of the Joint Normative Instruction (INC) 1/2014, which systematized and simplified the registration process…
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Brazil Anvisa extends public consultation period for glyphosate re-evaluation

The National Sanitary Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has extended for 30 days the deadline for sending contributions to the public consultation regarding the re-evaluation of the herbicide glyphosate . The new deadline is July 8. The decision…

96% of fungicides used on Brazilian soybeans is for rust control

Soybean rust was first discovered in Brazil during the 2000/01 growing season and since then, the disease has cost Brazilian producers billions of dollars in control cost and lost production. The Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics…