“…enabling more farmers to benefit from this type of technology at more affordable prices…”
Flavio Hirata, partner at AllierBrasil, agronomist graduated from the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (Esalq/USP), MBA, specialist in pesticide registration.
AllierBrasil is a pesticide registration consulting firm, and for more than 20 years, has been promoting Brazilian agribusiness through exhibitions, lectures, seminars and technical-commercial visits in India, China and Brazil.
In March, AllierBrasil will organize AgriTour China, featuring technical-commercial visits and attendance at CAC Shanghai 2026.
In 2025, Brazil reached a new record for approved pesticide registrations: 912 products, comprising 323 Technical Products (TP + NTP + ETP + pre-mix), 427 Chemical Formulated Products (FP + NFP + FP/ETP) and 162 Biological Products.
Approved Pesticide Registrations (2016 – 2025)
Source: MAPA; adapted by AllierBrasil
Source: MAPA; adapted by AllierBrasil
Compared to approvals in 2024, highlights include registrations of equivalent technical products (+60%), biological products (+53%) and the overall total of approved products (+38%).
Among the approved Chemical Formulated Products, the vast majority are products based on Equivalent Technical Products, also referred to as “generics” (371, or 86.9% of Chemical Formulated Products). This product category is the most important for companies seeking to access the Brazilian market, especially companies from China and India, which are the main suppliers of generic products.
Companies with the most approvals of Equivalent Formulated Products in 2025
Source: MAPA; adapted by AllierBrasil
Average approval times are still very long: 63.4 months for Chemical Formulated Products and 14.5 months for Biological Products. For equivalent technical products (generics), the average was 67.4 months, a 24% increase versus the average of the last five years for the same category; and for generic formulated products, the average was 64.7 months.
Although the time necessary for registration remains long for chemical products, the gap versus biopesticides shows that sustainability is consolidating as a strategic pathway for the sector. The Bioinputs Law reinforces this trend: under Article 37, bioinputs will no longer be classified as pesticides and will have their own rules, better suited to their characteristics.
Companies with the most approvals of Biological Products in 2025
Source: MAPA; adapted by AllierBrasil
The increase in the number of approved registrations is not directly related to an increase in product use in the farms. However, there is an increase in use driven by greater availability of brands and suppliers, more competition and lower prices, thereby enabling more farmers to benefit from this type of technology at more affordable prices.
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