- Paraná Rural Development Institute brings together silk producers in the city of Londrina to discuss pesticide drift issues, which affects mulberry trees used as food for silkworms. It is intended to increase the training of technicians and farmers to mitigate the drift, aside from inspection of agricultural sprayers, and also to implement and app in order to geo-reference all properties. (IDR-Paraná)
- Anvisa approves evaluation of Adama’s sulfentrazone and tebuthiuron pesticides in compliance with the lawsuit. (Anvisa)
- Campaign to collect pesticide packaging is carried out by Emater-DF in Planaltina, aiming to facilitate reverse logistics for small and medium-sized producers. (Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Company of the Federal District)
- Indorama Ventures acquires 100% of Oxiteno S.A. Indústria e Comércio, Headquartered in Brazil, becoming the leading global supplier in high-value surfactant markets. Acquisition was announced in August 2021 and is effective as of April 1st, 2022, after approval by Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense. (Indorama Ventures)
- Ministry of Justice promotes unprecedented auction of seized pesticides. 305 boxes will be auctioned, containing 4 gallons of 5 L each of product used for seed treatment. The raised funds from sale will be transferred to the National Anti-Drug Fund. (Justice ministry)
- Russia will increase fertilizer export quotas to Brazil. Additional 700 thousand tonnes will be exported, being 231 thousand extra tonnes of nitrogen fertilizers and 466 thousand of complex fertilizers. (Ministry of Agriculture)
- New minister of agriculture, Marcos Montes, continues diplomatic mission to guarantee supply of fertilizers, having even met with representatives of Iran to discuss increasing the urea import quota from one million to three million tonnes. (Ministry of Agriculture)
- 8,000 L of counterfeit pesticides were seized in State of Goiás. Goods were valued at more than US$ 214 thousand (Civil Police of Goiás State)
- Brazil starts importing urea-based fertilizers from Nigeria from newly opened Tangot Fertilizer Factory. (Dangote Group)
