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In compliance with\u00a0court<\/b>\u00a0decision, Anvisa approves the pesticide\u00a0toxicological evaluation<\/b>\u00a0of glufosinate – ammonium salt 200 g\/L SL (Cropchem).\u00a0(Anvisa)<\/p>\n
Adapar Ordinance No. 129\u00a0from April 28th, 2023, establishes\u00a0‘minimum distances for pesticide spraying in the State of Paran\u00e1’<\/b>. Ordinance comes into force 45 days after the date of publication.\u00a0(Adapar)<\/span><\/p>\n Senator Otto Alencar requested\u00a0that the\u00a0Pesticide Bill No. 1459\/2022<\/b>, approved by the Brazilian House of Congress in February 2022, to be taken to the Environmental Committee, for discussion\u00a0by its collegiate. Alencar said he wants “more time to study the project”. President of the Agricultural Parliamentary Front, congressman Pedro Lupion, considered the measure a setback. “The text was ready to go to the Senate plenary. It took us by surprise. We did not imagine this maneuver”, said Lupion.\u00a0(FPA)<\/span><\/p>\n According to the commercial vice-president of Mosaic Fertilizantes, Eduardo Monteiro,\u00a0fertilizer prices dropped by 70% compared to the previous season<\/b>, guaranteeing a good moment for Brazilian farmers to buy the input. Monteiro points out that farmers are postponing purchases, and this could lead to a logistical bottleneck in the second half of 2023, and could\u00a0also increase costs of the input.\u00a0(The Mosaic Company)<\/span><\/p>\n Mirella Lisboa will lead AgroStart<\/b>, the global open innovation platform of Basf’s Agricultural Solutions Division.\u00a0(Basf)<\/span><\/p>\n Executive Committee of the Cocoa Crop Plan – Ceplac\u00a0delivered the bioinput Tricovab (Trichoderma stromaticum<\/i>) to the company BioFungi\u00a0for commercial production. This is the first\u00a0technology licensed by Ceplac to control “witches’ broom”<\/b>, a disease caused by the fungus\u00a0Moniliophthora perniciosa<\/i>. When used correctly, Tricovab can reach 87% efficiency in controlling this pest.\u00a0(Ceplac; BioFungi)<\/span><\/p>\n CTNBio’s plant and environmental area subcommittees approved herbicide-resistant cotton<\/b>, from Basf. The human and animal health areas still need to analyze the approval of\u00a0GMO cotton\u00a0resistant to\u00a0glufosinate ammonium, glyphosate and isoxaflutole.\u00a0(Basf; CTNBio)<\/span><\/p>\n Senar’s Training Center in Sorriso,\u00a0State of Mato Grosso, now has a \u201creal-time pesticide spraying simulator\u201d, developed by the Argentine company Acronex. This is the first Senar site\u00a0with this technology, capable of\u00a0simulating spraying quality with real-time information, evaluating weather conditions through a weather station<\/b>.\u00a0(Senar; Acronex)<\/span><\/p>\n Sindiveg elected directors and members of the Board for 2023-2026<\/b>. For J\u00falio Borges Garcia, re-elected president, the new management has the mission of leading a fundamental segment for Brazilian agriculture. \u201cDefensive technologies allow plants to grow and bear fruit, by protecting them from the attack and proliferation of pests, making them reach their maximum potential\u201d, said Garcia. Sindiveg brings together 27 national and multinational companies, representing approximately 40% of the sector.\u00a0(Sindiveg)<\/span><\/p>\n April’s Fertilizer Purchasing Power Index reached 0.96, compared to 0.97 in March.\u00a0This is the most favorable scenario for farmers in the past 22 months.<\/b>\u00a0(The Mosaic Company)<\/span><\/p>\n Anvisa starts a new cycle of collecting food samples to evaluate pesticide residues.\u00a0<\/b>Pluriannual Plan 2023-2025 foresees the monitoring of 36 food categories, that\u00a0represent 80% of the total consumption of food\u00a0from\u00a0plant origin. In 2023, Anvisa intends to collect 3,790 samples of pineapple, lettuce, garlic, rice, sweet potatoes, beets, carrots, chayote, guava, oranges, mangoes, peppers, tomatoes and grapes.\u00a0(Anvisa)<\/span><\/p>\n Marcos Hojo is the\u00a0new director of marketing and development<\/b>\u00a0at Albaugh.\u00a0(Albaugh Brasil)<\/span><\/p>\n Project that authorizes\u00a0direct imports\u00a0of agrochemicals from Mercosur<\/b>\u00a0is pending in the Senate. Bill No. 4316\/2021, authored by Senator Luis Carlos Heinze, aims to increase supply and lower prices of pesticides. Deadline for submitting amendments began on 05\/11 and ended on 05\/17. (National Congress)<\/p>\n Aerial spraying of pesticides<\/b>\u00a0is subject of debate at public hearing promoted by the Commission on Human Rights and Participatory Legislation on 05\/15, with the participation of attorney Marco de Almeida; the executive director of the National Union of Agricultural Aviation Companies, Gabriel Colle; the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation representative, Jorge Mesquisa; among others.\u00a0(Senate Agency)<\/span><\/p>\n Unigel is negotiating natural gas prices to keep in operation nitrogenous fertilizer factories<\/b>\u00a0in the States of Bahia and Sergipe, that are leased from Petrobras,\u00a0according to the company’s executive purchase director, Luiz Antonio Nitschke. “The Sergipe plant is\u00a0inactive\u00a0during\u00a0maintenance. Of course, we are carrying out the maintenance very slowly, to save money… When the gas is competitive, we will start operating the facility again”, said Nitschke.\u00a0(Unigel)<\/span><\/p>\n Lavoro Agro announces partnership expansion\u00a0with Morgan, a LongPing High-Tech’s hybrid seed brand. Morgan products will be available at Agrovenci stores in the States of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Tocantins; and in Am\u00e9rica Insumos stores, in the North and East regional clusters.\u00a0Lavoro\u00a0reached\u00a0US$ 200 million in seed sales<\/b>\u00a0during the 2021\/22 season.\u00a0(Lavoro Agro)<\/span><\/p>\n ICL is expanding investments in specialty fertilizers<\/b>\u00a0in Brazil. Company investments increased from US$ 7.16 million in 2021 to US$ 20.45 million in 2023.\u00a0(Israel Chemicals Ltd.)<\/span><\/p>\n Law No. 21894, from\u00a004\/28\/2023, authored by congressman Ant\u00f4nio Gomide,\u00a0restricts the use of fipronil in the State of Goi\u00e1s<\/b>. Fipronil applications next to properties that carry out beekeeping activities are prohibited in the State.\u00a0(Government of Goi\u00e1s State)<\/span><\/p>\n Congressman Arnaldo Jardim defends the\u00a0debate about\u00a0national fertilizer production<\/b>. For the parliamentarian, internalizing the industrialization of inputs will contribute to increasing productivity in agriculture and reduce\u00a0costs. Jardim points out that Brazil imports more than 80% of the entire volume of fertilizers.\u00a0(Chamber of Deputies)<\/span><\/p>\n Cibra wants to\u00a0reach\u00a0US$ 2.04 billion in 2023\u00a0<\/strong>through the sale of fertilizers. “We have a very clear goal, that is to double the size of the company by 2026. Today, we process 2.2 million tonnes of raw material…”, said Santiago Franco, CEO of Cibra. In 05\/10, Cibra opened up\u00a0a new site in Sinop, State of Mato Grosso, in which\u00a0was invested\u00a0invested\u00a0US$ 47.01 million .\u00a0(Cibra Fertilizantes)<\/p>\n Roberto Rotondaro, president of Fertilizar Asociaci\u00f3n Civil, from\u00a0Argentina<\/b>, advises about the\u00a0need to unblock fertilizer imports. “We need to import\u00a0products in the coming weeks, because otherwise there may be a shortage of fertilizers”, said Rotondaro. From\u00a0January to\u00a0March, 200 thousand tonnes of fertilizers were imported, but 40% of the demand for the wheat and barley cultivation still needs to be met. According to Rotondaro, the\u00a0swap\u00a0with China and the possibility of paying imports with yuan does not help the fertilizer industry<\/b>, since only 15% of these inputs are\u00a0from the Asian country.\u00a0(Fertilizar Asociaci\u00f3n Civil)<\/span><\/p>\n US$ 68.64 million worth of fertilizers and pesticides<\/b>\u00a0were stolen on\u00a0Mexico<\/b>‘s highways in 2022. Puebla, Guanajuato, Michoac\u00e1n, and Jalisco highways are the most affected. Because of the various cases, the cost of transport insurance policies has increased, according to Luis Eduardo Gonz\u00e1lez Cepeda, president of the Mexican Union of Agrochemical Manufacturers and Formulators. Cepeda reported that every month at least 4 trucks with pesticides and fertilizers are stolen in the country. (UMFFAAC)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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