- Brazil is a world leader in environmentally correct return of pesticide packaging. Between 2002 and 2021, 600 thousand tonnes of empty packaging were processed in the country. (Inpev) Farmer is fined US$ 23,600 for spraying pesticides by plane in surrounding areas, in Paranhos, State of Mato Grosso do Sul. (Environmental Military Police)
- New episodes of drift in silkworm farms cause damage to 260 creators in Umuarama, State of Paraná. 42,000 insect larvae were lost. (Adapar)
- Changes in port rules will allow ships loaded with fertilizers to have docking priority in Brazilian ports. (Ministry of Infrastructure)
- Federal University of Alagoas conducted a study that detected high levels of contamination by solvents, pesticides and fertilizers present in Lagoa Mundaú, in the city of Maceió, State of Alagoas, which indicates illegal dumping of products. (UFAL)
- Embrapa launches the first Xtend transgenic soybean cultivars, with an insecticidal effect against caterpillars, in addition to tolerance to glyphosate and dicamba. (Embrapa)
- Seizure of counterfeit and smuggled pesticides grows in the country. More than 84 tonnes were seized in the first two months of this year alone.
- The rise in value of the dollar and growth of agribusiness in recent years are the main reasons for smuggling. (Ministry of Agriculture of Goiás State)
- JBS starts manufacturing fertilizers in Brazil, with a factory in the State of São Paulo, that marks the company’s entry into the agricultural inputs sector. Capacity will be up to 150 thousand tonnes per year, largely from organic waste generated by the company’s operations. (JBS)
- New tax rule establishes an equal rate for imports and commercialization of fertilizers. (Confaz)
- In compliance with court decision, Anvisa approves toxicological evaluation of herbicide (Quizalofope-P-ethyl) from Iharabras. (Anvisa)
- Research by Univates shows herbicide potential in the leaves of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis), being able to eliminate plants of Conyza bonariensis L. Cronquist, the horseweed, which mainly infests Brazilian soybean cultivations. (Univates)
