NEWS & MEDIA

Trump signs Executive Order protecting glyphosate & phosphorus production: What it means for Bayer and the global agrochemical industry Posttime: 2026-02-24: On February 18, President Trump signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to designate elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides as essential to national defense. The order delegates authority to the USDA Secretary to set national priorities and allocate resources, grants legal immunity under Section 707 of the DPA to compliant...

China's grain output hits new high in 2025 Posttime: 2026-01-28: China recorded another bumper grain harvest last year, pushing output to a new high despite bouts of drought, flooding and prolonged rainfall in parts of the country, official data showed. Grain production reached about 714.9 million tonnes in 2025, an increase of 8.4 million tonnes from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affa...

Triflupyroxazin common names provisionally approved by ISO Posttime: 2025-12-08: New common name provisionally approved on 5th December 2025 for an N-phenylimide herbicide from Liaoning Cynda Chemical Co., Ltd. Development code CDH22117, Chinese common name 氟丙草嗪. 3-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-4-(2-propyn-1-yl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]-1-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione [134554-02-2] Please contact the Maintena...

U.S. EPA proposes changes to make PFAS reporting requirements more practical and implementable, reducing regulatory burden Posttime: 2025-11-19: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal to improve the scope of its perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to make them more practical and implementable and reduce unnecessary, or potentially duplicative, reporting requirements for businesses while mainta...

Brazil projects record soybean crop and growing exports, citing demand from China Posttime: 2025-10-21: Brazils Ministry of Agriculture (Conab) is projecting a record soybean harvest of 177.6 million metric tons in 2025-26 or about 6.53 billion bushels along with a larger planted area for the crop, at just over 121 million acres. If the numbers hold up, it will represent a 3.6% increase in production and a matching 3.6% increase in planted acres. The growth in...

American Soybean Association responds to Argentina soybean actions Posttime: 2025-09-30: ...

2025/26 Brazil soy acreage to expand 2%, production of 173.0 mt Posttime: 2025-09-04: Brazilian farmers will start planting their 2025/26 soybeans within a month depending on location. In Mato Grosso, farmers can start planting on September 7th with the end of the soybean free period provided that rainfall is adequate. In Parana, the start of soybean planting varies by region with some regions starting as early as September 1st and other regi...

American Soybean Association urges President Trump to prioritize China trade as farmers face crisis Posttime: 2025-08-21: The American Soybean Association is urging President Trump to prioritize soybeans in U.S.-China trade talks, warning that retaliatory tariffs are shutting American farmers out of their largest export market going into the 2025 soybean harvest. In a letter sent to the White House on Tuesday, the group called for the removal of Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybeans...