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Route 3 Gas Pipeline (Gasoduto Rota 3), which connects the Santos Basin Pre-Salt Complex to the Petrochemical Complex of Rio de Janeiro, in Itabora\u00ed, will\u00a0start\u00a0its operations in the 2H of 2024. It is estimated that the pipeline’s natural gas processing unit will increase\u00a0the Brazilian supply\u00a0by 14 million\u00a0m\u00b3\u00a0per day.\u00a0Natural gas is one of the main inputs for the production of nitrogen fertilizers<\/b>. (Ministry of Mines and Energy)<\/p>\n
According to Rodrigo Santana, Atlas Agro operation\u2019s\u00a0director, the\u00a0fertilizer made from green hydrogen will be sold\u00a0in the Brazilian market at the same price as\u00a0the\u00a0conventional fertilizer<\/b>. \u201cThis is the great differentiation\u00a0of our business model… It won\u2019t be more expensive,\u201d said Santana. \u201cOur project will not need a gas pipeline. We’re going to have solar and wind power stations”. (EPBR; Atlas Agro)<\/p>\n
After a reduction in the two previous seasons,\u00a0pesticide drift in soybean complaints have increased again in the State of Rio Grande do Sul<\/b>. Since August, 99 cases\u00a0were\u00a0reported\u00a0on\u00a0grape, pecan, olive and other crops, mainly due to 2,4-D\u00a0herbicide. \u201cDue to the rainy year and the very short planting window, soybean farmers are rushing to sow and often do not observe the recommended weather conditions and technical issues for using their equipment\u201d, said Ricardo Felicetti, director of the Department of Plant Defense from the State of Rio Grande do Sul Secretariat of Agriculture. (Seapi)<\/p>\n
Incidence of stink bugs in soybean increased 20% in the 1H of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. According to Rafael Liu, product manager at Rizobacter, efficiency in stink bug control can be enhanced with the use of insecticides\u00a0associated\u00a0with adjuvants. \u201cThe use of pesticides, whether chemical or biological, associated with adjuvants has improved the results of applications<\/b>. And if the objective is to enhance insecticides, so that they reach the plant in a more accurate way, an adjuvant will guarantee this efficiency”, said Liu. (Sindiveg; Rizobacter)<\/p>\n
FMC will “restructure operations” in Brazil. The company is initiating a\u00a0global restructuring plan due to the slowdown in the global crop protection market<\/b>. Objective is to add between US$ 50 million and US$ 75 million to its adjusted EBITDA in 2024.\u00a0(FMC Corporation)<\/p>\n
State of Tocantins obtained approval from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation for the creation of the state’s first National Institute of Science and Technology (INCT). The new Institute will be the first in Terrestrial Ecotoxicology in Brazil and\u00a0will study the effects of pesticides on diseases such as autism, Down syndrome and other degenerative diseases<\/b>. “We hope that we will be successful in implementing this proposal, which is very important\u00a0to\u00a0Brazil, as understanding the factors surrounding the use of pesticides can have a positive impact not only on the health of the soil and the population, but also on better\u00a0yields”, said the president of the Tocantins Research Support Foundation. (Government of Tocantins; Fapt)<\/p>\n
497 kg of smuggled pesticides from Paraguay were seized\u00a0<\/b>by the Department of Border Operations, during Operation H\u00f3rus, in Maracaju, State of Mato Grosso do Sul. The material was found in an abandoned vehicle and sent to the Ponta Por\u00e3 Federal Revenue Service. (DOF)<\/p>\n
Bill No. 186\/2021 that\u00a0prohibits the use and application of pesticides in the vicinity of urban facilities and residential areas<\/b>\u00a0located in the urban and rural areas of the Municipality of Ponta Grossa, State of Paran\u00e1, was approved by the City Council. The bill still needs city hall approval. (Government of\u00a0Paran\u00e1)<\/p>\n
National Institute for Empty Packaging Processing guarantees a\u00a099% return rate\u00a0of\u00a0pesticide packaging through reverse logistics<\/b>, with greater traceability and itinerant collection of packaging in circulation, in order to carry out appropriate disposal. (inpEV)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YPF Agro starts distribution of\u00a0phytosanitary products in bulk in Argentina<\/b>, developed by the company together with Y-TEC and approved by the\u00a0National Food Safety and Quality Service.\u00a0The technology makes possible to eliminate plastic packaging, which is problematic for farmers’ operational management. Initially it will be used for glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide in the country. The YPF Agro distributor delivers the product to the farm in trucks specially designated for this purpose, called Technological Mobile Tank (TMT), which take the product to each batch to supply the sprayer. They also have a system that allows to control consumption and automatically notify the distributor to replace the product when necessary. \u201cThe phytosanitary business will see strong growth in bulk movement. The future is here, because the problem of packaging handling is clear, both for the farmer and (before and after) for the entire industry, in addition to the reduction in operating time that it generates.\u201d says Regina Izaguirre, project leader. (YPF Agro)<\/p>\n
Joaqu\u00edn Basanta\u00a0is\u00a0the first Argentine to win the Young Ibero-American Entrepreneur\u00a0<\/b>award from the Spanish Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs (CEAJE), for his work with the company Agro Sustentable. The company was founded in 2015 in Argentina, with his partner, the agronomist Mat\u00edas Imperiale. The company is a pioneer in manufacturing bio-inputs in the country, supplying the domestic and foreign markets with organic bio-inputs and applied technology services. (Agro Sustentable; CEAJE)<\/p>\n
Satus SA is the first company to purchase land in the Palmira Services and Industries Park (PASIP), Argentina<\/b>. The company will build a\u00a0warehouse to produce fertilizers<\/b>, on a plot of approximately 9,500 m2<\/sup>, with an investment of US$ 250 thousand. (Municipalidad de San Mart\u00edn)<\/p>\nBunge launches in\u00a0Argentina<\/b>\u00a0a\u00a0new line of fertilizers\u00a0that temporarily inhibits nitrification, reducing the fraction of nitrates and their consequent loss through leaching and denitrification<\/b>. The technology is an exclusive patent from Koch Agronomy Services (KAS) and is a nitrification inhibitor based on the active ingredient pronitridine, which temporarily occupies the active site of the enzyme ammonia monooxidase, responsible for the first stage of oxidation, and thus reduces the conversion rate of ammonium into nitrate, avoiding nitrogen loss and maximizing its availability for absorption by the crop. (Bunge; KAS)<\/p>\n
In\/out ratio\u00a0of grains from Argentina are harmed after exchange rate\u00a0<\/b>measures announced by Luis Caputo, Minister of Economy. The situation arises from the reduction in grain prices and the increase in the value of inputs due to the new value of the import dollar and the extra cost generated by limitations on imports. According to Jerem\u00edas Battistoni, an analyst at AZ-Group, in recent days \u201cit took 32% more soybeans and 33% more corn than average to buy a tonne of urea\u201d, and the corresponding values for diammonium phosphate were 17 and 16% larger. Exchanging grains for calves is also not convenient, as 21% more soybeans and 22% more corn are needed for acquisition.\u00a0(AZ-Group; Ministry of Economy)<\/p>\n
Chile<\/b>‘s Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) launched a campaign to prevent the entry of Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata<\/i>) into the country. Chile has been free from the pest for more than three decades, a condition that has allowed it to\u00a0be ranked\u00a0as one of the most important fruit exporters in the world. SAG is currently facing\u00a012 outbreaks of\u00a0 Mediterranean fruit fly <\/b>from Arica to the Metropolitan region. SAG National Director, Jos\u00e9 Guajardo Reyes, explained that \u201cEach eradication campaign has a high cost for our country, requiring thousands of pesos, mobilizing a large number of personnel and intervening in the fruit trees of many families. Added to this is the closure of markets for farmers located in the affected areas. All of this could be avoided if products contaminated with this plague, from which only Chile is free in South America, were not brought into the country, which is why the appeal to citizens is urgent.” (SAG)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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