The Peruan Government has launched The Biosafety Regulation to make Genetically Modified Crops obtain commercial profit. Peruan Government has issued the Regulation No. 003/2011 this month which prescribing the genetically modified crops and its derivatives. The development of genetically modified crops was not smooth, in Year 1999, this regulation was entered the Government’s plan to launch in Year 2008, but this rules was forbbidened by Peruan Environmental Department. It has brought a gleam of hope for the import of genetically modified crops which had been banned for 15 years.

By Laker

Lambda-cyhalothrin and beta-cypermethrin are general products in agriculture and pastoral farming and have huge demands compared with the other pyrethroid pesticides. In the near future, price of both products are increasing as there is shortage of raw materials. At present, lambda-cyhalothrin is quoted as RMB190 000 per ton, which increases RMB10 000 per ton at the same period last year. Beta-cypermethrin is quoted as RMB40 500 which increases RMB2500 per ton in last year. Even so, there’s not enough supply.

There are two main factors of shortage for lambda-cyhalothrin and beta-cypermthrin. Firstly, the manufactures are not able to get the raw materialls---3-Phenoxybenzaldehyde and CMAC. Both made in china or imported are in short supply as the crude oil and daily health products price mark-up after Japan earthquake. 3-Phenoxybenzaldehyde price is quoted as RMB83 000 per ton, increased by RMB20 000 - 30 000, CMAC is quoted as RMB83 000 per ton increased by RMB20 000. Though price of lamdba-cyhalothrin and beta-cypermethrin are increasing, the manufacturers still have no profits and stoped the production. Secondly, pyrethorid pesticides have been in demand depression period since second half of last year. Many manufactures reduced output or stopped production because of high price of raw materials, intermediates and environment factors. The gross production in whole China is in big drop.

By Jacky

The fumigant named dazomet was permitted to re-register in EU on the meeting held by EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health this March. It will be listed in Appendix 1 of Agriculture registration EU. In 2009, this technical product was considered to lack of data and was refused to re-register. Then the registrant Kanesho Soil Treatment which is a Belgian company submitted the relevant dossiers again and got the permission finally.

Another lucky dog is Bispyribac-sodium which is one kind of herbicides for paddy. It will also be added into Appendix 1. The registrant Bayer submitted the application for Bispyribac-sodium technical in 2002 and got the first temporary licence in Italy in 2004. Bayer owns the registration licences of this product in Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Roumania except Spain. It is still in evaluation in Spain. After this permission, the member states can renew the licence before Jan. 31 2013. For Bayer, it should submit the updates for its three metabolites which could pollute the water source before Jan. 31 2013. 

By Rachel

Ref www. Agropages.com