• Law passed to modernize agrochemical registration in Brazil 2023-12-01 The Brazilian Senate approved a bill on November 28 that modernizes the rules for approval, registration, and commercialization of agrochemicals. Bill 1,459/2022 has long been a demand from the agribusiness sector and now awaits the approval of the Brazilian president to take eff...
• China forecasting 2024 pesticide market, predicting major food crop pests 2023-12-01 A few days ago, China Agrotechnology Extension & Service Center predicted the occurrence of pests, diseases and weeds on wheat, rice and corn, as well as other food crops in China, together with a pesticide market forecast for 2024. The total demand for pesticides in 2024 is expe...
• Market Demand, Registered Products, Opportunities and Challenges of Nematocides in China 2023-12-01 Plant Nematode Diseases Emerge as the Second Largest Phytopathological Threat in China   With global climate change, the evolution of China's cropping systems, and the rapid expansion of high-value agriculture, the incidence of plant nematode diseases has significantly intensifie...
• Brazil has new rules for pesticide registration 2023-11-24 The Brazilian government has published two new regulations that establish new rules for the registration of agricultural pesticides. The regulations are signed by the three entities responsible for the approval of technologies: the Ministry of Agriculture, Anvisa (National Health...
• EU to renew herbicide glyphosate approval for 10 years 2023-11-24 The European Union will extend glyphosate's authorisation for 10 years, even though its member states failed to agree over the active ingredient in Bayer AG's Roundup weedkiller.   Glyphosate has proved divisive since the World Health Organization's cancer research agency conclud...
• Brazilian Agrochemicals See Strong Growth in 2022/23 on Rising Crop Area and Technology Use 2023-11-17 Brazil’s agrochemical market reached an estimated value of $20 billion in the 2022-2023 cycle, representing monumental growth of 43% over the prior year's $14 billion, according to exclusive data from agricultural market research firm Kynetec (Figure 1). Several key factors align...
• What is the impact of China’s carbofuran ban on the corn seed coating market? 2023-11-17 On September 7, 2023, the General Office of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the ″Letter to seek for opinions on ban of omethoate-included 4 high-toxic pesticides,″ stating that from December 1, 2023, the regulatory authority would revoke registration ...
• Latin America set to become the largest biocontrol market 2023-11-10 Latin America is moving towards becoming the largest global market for biocontrol formulations, according to the market intelligence company DunhamTrimmer.    By the end of the decade, the region will account for 29% of this market segment, projected to reach approximately US$14....
• Global Footprint: India 2nd Largest Exporter of Agrochemicals 2023-11-10 No wonder, India’s agrochemical exports reached a new high of US$ 5.5 billion for the financial year 2022-23 from US$ 4.9 billion in 2021-22. The growth has been a whopping 108% from 2017- 18 when India exported US$ 2.6 billion worth of agrochemicals. With the government focusing...
• Agrochemical registrations by new Brazilian government in line with pace of previous one 2023-11-03 During the first semester of the new Brazilian government, which took office this year, the Ministry of Agriculture approved the registration of 231 pesticides.   The pace of approvals during this period is comparable to the first year of former President Jair Bolsonaro's term.  ...

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