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U.S. EPA ordered to conduct a review of toxic fungicide approval Posttime: 2022-07-20: On Monday, the Ninth Circuit ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the harm that can be caused to certain endangered species by an allegedly toxic fungicide. The EPA must conduct the review by June 2023. The Center for Biological Diversity and the Center for Food Safety had petitioned the EPA to review an order they had approved th...

2022/23 soybean acreage in Brazil to increase 3% Posttime: 2022-07-07: A Reuters survey of eight analysts in Brazil estimated that the farmers in Brazil would increase their 2022/23 soybean acreage by 3%. Despite higher production costs compared to last year, the strong commodity prices are expected to encourage farmers to plant more soybeans. The average estimate was that the 2022/23 soybean acreage in Brazil would be 42.2 mil...

New herbicidal compounds may provide major boost for Australian farmers Posttime: 2022-07-05: Weeds cost Australian farmers more than $5 billion annually, but researchers from the University of Adelaide and La Trobe University have discovered a way to potentially stop them dead in their tracks. We have identified herbicidal compounds that work by blocking the production of the amino acid lysine, which is essential for weed growth, says lead researche...

Brazil could become self-sufficient in wheat within 10 years Posttime: 2022-06-24: In a recent hearing in the Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Commission of the Brazilian Congress, researchers from Embrapa estimated that Brazil could become self sufficient in wheat production within 10 years by expanding wheat production into the cerrado regions of central and northeastern Brazil. Wheat is the only major crop in Brazil for which the country ...

Brazilian MAPA defines criteria for prioritizing agrochemical registration processes Posttime: 2022-06-20: MAPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply) defined the criteria for prioritizing the registration of agrochemicals and related issues, at the end of May 2022. Ordinance No. 58, published in the Federal Official Gazette, establishes factors and steps to be followed so that there is transparency in the processes. The selection protocol will be divide...

Brazilian government reduces cost of moving imported products through ports Posttime: 2022-06-16: The federal government published a decree that removes the so-called foreman tax from the import tax calculation base in the Official Gazette of the Union, last Wednesday. According to the government, removing customs valuation will promote a transversal trade opening of the economy, reducing import costs, including products from the agricultural segment, su...

Chinese scientists make notable discovery on potato genome sequences Posttime: 2022-06-14: Scientists have mapped out high-quality genome sequences for 44 wild and cultivated potatoes and found a pivotal gene that makes potatoes the worlds important non-cereal food crop. An international team led by Chinese researchers examined, among the genome sequences, 732 genes that are predominantly expressed in the stolon or tuber, and identified a transcri...

EU extends approval periods of prothioconazole, S-metolachlor, tebuconazole Posttime: 2022-05-27: The European Commission announced the extension of the approval periods of some pesticide active substances. According to the Commission, due to the fact that the assessment of those active substances has been delayed for reasons beyond the control of the applicants, the approvals of those active substances are likely to expire before a decision has been tak...