2022/23 soybean acreage in Brazil to increase 3%2022-07-08A Reuters survey of eight analysts in Brazil estimated that the farmers in Brazil would increase their 2022/23 soybean acreage by 3%. Despite higher production costs compared to last year, the strong commodity prices are expected to encourage farmers to plant more soybeans.The av...
U.S. EPA sets wildlife protections on 3 pesticides2022-07-08The U.S. EPA has set new restrictions on the use of three commonly used pesticides, including the highly controversial chemical chlorpyrifos.In adopting new conservation measures to be required on labels, the environmental agency allows the continued use of chlorpyrifos, malathio...
China’s paraquat price rising2022-07-08According to baiinfo, the price of Chinese paraquat mother concentrate at 220-kg 42% is quoted at RMB27,000 per ton, rising by RMB1,000 per ton and having reached RMB25,000 to RMB26,000 per ton. The transaction price of 200-liter 20% AS increased by RMB1,000/kl, having reached RM...
Glyphosate: A timeline of a pesticide’s rise and legal cases2022-07-01One of agriculture's chief inputs is not only a mainstay in the field, it's had its fair share of trips to the courtroom as well.Glyphosate, a chemical that was first used to clean out mineral deposits in pipes and boilers, is commonly used as a herbicide to protect a farmer’s cr...
EU Commission proposes cutting pesticides by 50% by 20302022-06-24The European Commission wants to cut the use of chemical pesticides in half by 2030, as part of its latest plan on sustainability and biodiversity.The EU institution's announcement, a piece of its ambitious Farm to Fork strategy, aims to make food systems more healthy and environ...
Brazil could become self-sufficient in wheat within 10 years2022-06-24In a recent hearing in the Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Commission of the Brazilian Congress, researchers from Embrapa estimated that Brazil could become self sufficient in wheat production within 10 years by expanding wheat production into the cerrado regions of central and n...
Corn leafhoppers becoming important corn pest in Brazil2022-06-24Over the last few years, farmers in southern Brazil have been fighting a new insect pest that has impacted their corn production. The pest is corn leafhoppers (Dalbulus maidis) and it was first identified in Parana in 2017.Corn leafhoppers can transmit a bacterium in the Mollicut...
Brazilian Anvisa suspends carbendazim fungicide2022-06-24The Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) suspended on Tuesday, June 21, the import, production, distribution, and commercialization of the fungicide carbendazim – one of the most used fungicides in Brazil in crops such as soybeans, corn, oranges, and apples.Acti...
