MAPA<\/a>)<\/p>\nLavoro had a loss of US$ 58.96 million<\/strong>\u00a0in the fiscal 3Q\/2024, compared to a loss of US$ 7.81 million in the previous year.\u00a0Revenue increased 1% and reached US$ 480 million. The adjusted Ebitda fell 86%, reaching US$ 3.48 million. The Ebitda margin fell from 5.1% to 0.7%. The company’s CEO, Ruy Cunha, said that they had some difficulties given the late harvest and postponement of grain sales. (Lavoro Agro)<\/p>\nResolution of the Collegiate Board of Anvisa – RDC No. 876, from 05\/28\/2024, amends resolution No. 413, from 08\/20\/2020, which provides for\u00a0post-registration changes and cancellation of registration of biological products<\/strong>. (Anvisa)<\/p>\nSugarcane Technology Center – CTC announced a partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks, a North American genetic engineering company, to\u00a0discover and optimize molecules aimed at controlling sugarcane pests<\/strong>.\u00a0\u201cGinkgo looks forward to applying its advanced molecule discovery and optimization services, and engineering platform, to improve plant traits together with CTC\u201d, said Magalie Guilhabert, head of biologicals at Ginkgo. (CTC; Ginkgo Bioworks)<\/p>\nConsidered one of the most important pests\u00a0in\u00a0cassava crops, the ello sphinx moth (Erinnys ello<\/em>) can cause losses of around US$ 2.62 thousand\/ha. Murilo Fazolin, researcher at Embrapa, warned of the risks of resistance to insecticides used against the insect.\u00a0\u201cThere is a tendency for resistance to evolve, since there is a predominance of chemical pesticides to control the insect. The problem is the use of just one chemical group, the pyrethroids. And we have alternatives:\u00a0the use of Baculovirus, a biological control product that has no environmental impact, with practically zero cost, because it is the farmer who produces this biological insecticide<\/strong>\u201d, said Fazolin.\u00a0(Embrapa)<\/p>\n\u201cAdvances and challenges in the use of biological agents<\/strong>\u201d will be the theme of a lecture at the X Abisolo Forum and Exhibition, which will be given by professor S\u00e9rio Mazaro, from the Federal University of Paran\u00e1. The event will be held on June 5th<\/sup>\u00a0and 6th<\/sup>, organized by the Brazilian Association of Plant Nutrition Technology Industries. (Abisolo)<\/p>\nLogistical bottlenecks on important maritime routes, and the\u00a0upward movement in glyphosate prices in China<\/strong>\u00a0in recent weeks, could translate into higher costs for the input during the next agricultural season. (Ita\u00fa BBA)<\/p>\nSurvey performed by the State of Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics shows that soybean farmers need to harvest\u00a0at least 55 bags per hectare to cover production costs<\/strong>\u00a0in the 2024\/25 season. Operating costs fell to US$ 18.37. In the previous season, farmers needed to sell a bag of soybeans for at least US$ 20.69. The drop in operating costs is mainly due to the reduction in expenses with agricultural pesticides and macronutrient fertilizers, or NPK.\u00a0(IMEA)<\/p>\nNormative Instruction No. 14\/2024 establishes actions for the Plant Health Defense of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, with the aim of protecting the State’s citrus industry. The Instruction establishes complementary criteria and procedures for the prevention of the pest\u00a0Candidatus liberibacter<\/em>\u00a0spp., which causes HLB, or greening, and the insect vector\u00a0Diaphorina citri<\/em>\u00a0(citrus psyllid), which does not yet occur in Rio Grande do Sul.\u00a0According to the director of the Department of Plant Defense of the Secretariat of Agriculture of Rio Grande do Sul, Ricardo Felicetti, the\u00a0use of inappropriate seedlings is the main risk for diseases such as Greening<\/strong>\u00a0to enter the State and the regulations meet the sector’s demands for greater phytosanitary protection.\u00a0\u201cWe are reinforcing protective measures for the State\u2019s citrus industry, especially in the restoration of new orchards, aiming to use pathogen-free seedlings\u201d.\u00a0(Seapi)<\/p>\nAdemar Oliveira<\/strong>\u00a0is the new CEO of ADS Drones, the largest distributor of pesticide spraying drones in the Americas. According to a statement from the company, the objective is to reach revenues of US$ 47.87 million by the end of 2024. (ADS Drones)<\/p>\nIn the State of Goi\u00e1s, tomato\u00a0farming\u00a0for industrial processing is being affected by the \u201cimpaired tomato\u201d condition, a phenomenon that has harmed plant growth and reduced yields, with losses of up to 80%.\u00a0\u201cThe preliminary diagnosis, based on the symptoms we observed, suggests that phytonematodes are behind the problem\u201d, according to Jadir Pinheiro, researcher at Embrapa. After a process of diagnosis, it was\u00a0possible to\u00a0identify\u00a0the root lesion nematode (Pratylenchus brachyurus<\/em>)<\/strong>\u00a0as the likely cause of the problem.\u00a0To deal with the nematode, Pinheiro recommends: planting healthy seedlings in trays with sterilized substrates; to avoid previously infested land; washing tractor tires and agricultural implements to remove soil particles; to disinfect agricultural machinery and equipment; to clean wells and irrigation canals after the rainy season. (Embrapa; UNB)<\/p>\nNutrien announced the shutdown of three of its five fertilizer mixers<\/strong>\u00a0in Brazil.\u00a0The company took the decision to\u00a0\u201cconduct a strategic review and access new options, including an indefinite shutdown, for the three fertilizer mixers located in the cities of Alfenas, State of Minas Gerais, and in Morrinhos and Cristalina, in Goi\u00e1s\u201d, according to a company statement. This decision prioritizes \u201coperational efficiency, profitability and the fact that we have partners and active operations in the States of S\u00e3o Paulo, Goi\u00e1s and Minas Gerais\u201d.\u00a0(Nutrien Ag Solutions)<\/p>\nFertilizer company Cibra announced a partnership with the packaging industry Embrasa to adopt an \u201canti-fraud big bag\u201d, designed to\u00a0store and transport agricultural inputs more safely<\/strong>. The objective is to mitigate risks of theft and adulteration of fertilizers.\u00a0According to the company, conventional big bags use a system to close the discharge valve using ties, which allows easy access to the product and increases the risk of tampering.\u00a0(Cibra Fertilizantes; Embrasa)<\/p>\nHenrique Franco<\/strong>\u00a0is the new sales director of the\u00a0\u201cSugarcane and Agricultural Companies Unit\u201d\u00a0at Syngenta. (Syngenta)<\/p>\n\u201cWhat we have noticed in recent years is that producers are becoming increasingly curious and open to the use of organic products, which has been driving a growth that surprises some experts\u201d, said Ruy Cunha, CEO of Lavoro Agro.\u00a0\u201cToday, practically all large input manufacturing companies have a division dedicated to biological products. Many of them entered the game via M&A\u00a0[mergers and acquisitions]. At the end of last year, we witnessed the purchase of a bioinput manufacturer for US$ 540 million… With the market booming, news like this should become more common…\u00a0Everyone wants a share of the bioinputs market<\/strong>\u201d. (Lavoro Agro)<\/p>\nParan\u00e1 State Agricultural Defense Agency – Adapar has published the Ordinance No. 129\/24, which establishes procedures for the entry of machinery, agricultural implements and their transport vehicles into the State of Paran\u00e1. Entry will only be allowed if all internal and external parts of the agricultural machines are clean, free of soil and vegetable residues. One of the threats that this seeks to avoid is the\u00a0weed plant\u00a0Amaranthus palmeri<\/em>, which has not yet been recorded in the State of Paran\u00e1<\/strong>. \u201cThis is a species with great competitive capacity, which can lead to significant losses. In areas where it occurs, it can reduce the yields of soybeans, corn and cotton by 80% to 90%\u201d, according to the head of the Plant Health Department at Adapar, Renato Young Blood. (Adapar)<\/p>\nDelcides Netto<\/strong>\u00a0is the new marketing director at Grupo Sinova, a distributor of agricultural inputs. (Grupo Sinova)<\/p>\nFertilizer deliveries in\u00a0the Brazilian market reached 8.67 million tonnes in the 1Q\/2024, a growth of 1.4% when compared to the same period of 2023, according to the National Association for Fertilizer Diffusion. At the end of the quarter, the indicator had a slight increase despite the\u00a014.7% decline in fertilizer deliveries in March<\/strong>. (ANDA)<\/p>\nAccording to the Ministry of Agriculture,\u00a0imported rice will not contain pesticides banned in Brazil<\/strong>: products that do not comply with Brazilian legislation will be discarded or banned from entering the country. “Articles with misinformation are propagating the false information that rice will be imported with banned pesticides… Since it was announced to combat speculation in the prices of rice in the country, the import has been the target of false narratives that question the quality of a product that hasn’t even been purchased yet”, according to a note by the Ministry. (MAPA)<\/p>\nState of Maranh\u00e3o has carried out the environmentally correct disposal of more than\u00a0945 tonnes of empty pesticide packages<\/strong>\u00a0in 2023. In the 1Q\/2024, the State sent 397 tonnes of packages to the National Institute for the Process of Empty Pesticide Packages. (inpEV)<\/p>\n
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