• Bioinputs market increases by 15% to 17% in Argentina 2023-11-03 The Argentine bioinput market has increased by 15% to 17%, the Chamber of Agricultural and Fertilizer Health (Casafe) informed AgroPages exclusively.   According to the entity, this segment incorporated biological products such as biofertilizers, biostimulants, or biocontrollers ...
• EU countries fail to agree on extending glyphosate approval 2023-10-20 European Union governments failed on last Friday to give a decisive opinion on a proposal to extend by 10 years EU approval for the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Bayer AG's Roundup weedkiller.   A "qualified majority" of 15 countries representing at least 65% of the...
• Full short-term ban on glyphosate could be counterproductive 2023-10-13 A complete ban on the use of glyphosate in agriculture in the short term will lead to farmers more frequently using other pesticides and also non-chemical alternatives that, on balance, are not necessarily better for humans, the environment, soil life and the climate. This is wha...
• Brazilian prosecutors seek to ban popular herbicide atrazine 2023-10-13 Brazilian labor prosecutors have requested a court order to ban the use of atrazine, which is present in 5% of pesticides sold in the country, the prosecutors said on last Thursday.   National health regulator Anvisa, which would be forced to cancel the registration of pesticides...
• Chile bans 14 groups of agrochemicals classified as ‘dangerous’ 2023-10-13 The Chilean Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) announced a ban on 14 groups of pesticides considered ″highly dangerous″ for people, animals and the environment. The resolution, signed by José Guajardo Reyes, national director of SAG, will affect up to 151 commercial pestici...
• New type of corn pest found in southern Brazil 2023-10-13 A new species of leafhopper that attacks corn was detected in two more Brazilian states in the southern region, Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná, which are two of the largest cereal producers in the country.   The African leafhopper (Leptodelphax maculigera) feeds on corn and wheat c...
• Glyphosate use must be curbed, but prohibition may have adverse effect 2023-10-13 WUR researchers Violette Geissen and Pieter de Wolf stress that the environmental risks of using chemical pesticides must be reduced as much as possible. However, whether the available alternatives are better for humans, the environment, soil life and the climate is highly uncert...
• EU Commission proposes to re-approve glyphosate for 10 years 2023-09-22 The European Commission has proposed to renew the approval of glyphosate – a common and contentious herbicide – for a period of 10 years, with a number of restrictions.   The EU executive submitted a draft regulation on Tuesday (20 September) to member states, foreseeing the rene...
• Development of Mexico’s crop protection market 2023-09-22 Mexico is the leading crop protection market in Central America, along with Guatemala and Nicaragua. Showing a growth of between 2015 and 2020, the country’s agrochemical market reached a value of US$890 million, according to market intelligence agency AgbioInvestor. Despite the ...
• Brazil Breaks New Record for Low-Impact Pesticide Registrations in 2022 2023-09-15 Brazil broke a new record for registrations of low-impact pesticides in 2022, according to the Department of Plant Health and Agricultural Inputs of the Agricultural Defense Secretariat, linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA). Last year, 136 new form...

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