Russia is the largest supplier of fertilizers to Brazil
Fertilizer prices drop can lead farmers to judicial recovery (Chapter 11). Those who bought fertilizers during the rise of prices, now have to sell their harvests for a lower value than expected. In early 2022, it took 20 bags of soybeans to buy a tonne of single super phosphate fertilizer. Now 10 bags are needed. “Some products, such as corn, that used to go up at this time of year, are not going up, making the price difference of those who bought fertilizers a negative factor and who now may not be able to remunerate this price if the final products, such as soybean, corn and cotton, are below the estimated price, which is an expectation due to the drop in the sector’s inputs”, warns the specialist in bankruptcy, Douglas Duek. (Quist Investimentos)
Rural Development Institute of the State of Paraná started activities on the Alerta Ferrugem network for the 2022/2023 soybean season. Actions of the Alerta Ferrugem consist of monitoring the presence of soybean Asian rust spores, through collectors installed in farms in Paraná. Work has shown that it is possible to reduce the number of fungicide applications by 40%. (IDR-PR)
Agronomic Institute of Campinas conducts research to define methods of disposal and/or reuse of PPE used in the application of pesticides. Washed fabric, containing residue, is analyzed to find out how much product could get on the worker’s skin and how much could affect the environment through decomposition. (IAC)
Use of biological products on farms is expected to rise from 5% to 20% in 12 years, increasing its share in the global market for pesticides. “There has been great migration and interest from the agricultural input industries, contributing a good part of its research investment in biological products…”, according to regional sales leader in crop and seed protection at Corteva, Delson Horn. (Corteva Agriscience)
Cristiano Pinchetti is the new CEO of Indigo for Latin America, leaving the job as CFO. Pinchetti’s main objective is to expand the customer base and the number of hectares where the company’s organic products are used. (Indigo)
New, fast and cheap method is being developed for pesticide bioaccumulation analysis. Pesticide analysis by gas chromatography with mass detector was used to evaluate 23 pesticides selected based on their ability to bioaccumulate in aquatic organisms, proving to be a sensitive and reliable method for applicability in fish samples. “The measurements show that this method is efficient and reliable for this type of analysis, with recoveries in the range recommended by Anvisa”, according to Micaéla Diogo, from PUC Campinas. (PUC Campinas)
Ihara launches insecticide based on acetamiprid + lambda-cyhalothrin, with OD formulation (oil dispersion), against Hemiptera spp in soybean and corn crops. (Ihara)
Gabriel Picosse is the new leader in the area of organizational human development at Microgeo, a supplier of biological fertilizers. (Microgeo)
Increase of 217.5% in imports of raw fertilizers and of 104.5% in the category that includes insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, plant growth regulators, disinfectants and the like, until the first week of October 2022. (Ministry of Economy)
Russia is the largest supplier of fertilizers to Brazil, but lost market share to Canada and the US in 2022. In the first nine months of the year, Brazil purchased 27.88 million tonnes of fertilizers from the international market, compared to 26, 86 million in the same period in 2021. Regarding the imports, 23% were from Russia, up from 25% in 2021. Canada increased its share from 11% to 14% year-on-year. China supplied 14% of fertilizers in the same period. (Itaú BBA)
A major fire hit the Embrafos fertilizer factory, located at Rua José Soares Garcia, in the Industrial District, in the city of Barretos, State of São Paulo. The fire occurred in the early hours of Sunday, 10/16. (Barretos Fire Department)
Thiago Alves is the new head of seeds production for Latin America at Bayer. (Bayer)
Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil and other agricultural sector entities met at the Embassy of Iran to discuss barter trade strategies for soybean, corn and fertilizers. Proposal involves the export of grains or other commodities to Iran and, on the return of the same vessels, the import of urea and other petrochemicals to Brazil. (CNA)
Edson Akiyama is the new director of customer enabling at Basf for South America. Akiyama replaces Renata Milanese Sorbo, who became the new general director of Basf Country Cluster South, for Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia and Paraguay. (Basf)
Treated sewage sludge is transformed into fertilizer used by small farmers in Cuiabá, State of Mato Grosso, for pasture cultivation, through a partnership with the Mato Grosso Research, Assistance and Rural Extension Company. Resulting product is called “biosolid”. Rich in organic matter, biosolids are produced by Águas Cuiabá from treated sewage sludge, made during the decomposition of domestic sewage. (Águas Cuiabá; Empaer)
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