The European Commission has listed three Pesticides in Annex 1 of the plant Protection Products Directive (91/414 ) again. One is the Fungicide Bromuconazole Tech from Sumitomo Chemical; another one is the herbicide Metosulam Tech from Bayer CropScience; and Plant growth regulator 6-Benzylaminopurine Tech.

About the Fungicide Bromuconazole Tech, EU objected the re-registration  in 2008,  Sumitomo Chemical  provided the application again and provided supplementary information to prove this pesticide is not extremely harmful to aquatic organisms and water sources. This pesticide will be listed in Annex 1 of (91/414/EEC ) in Feb 1st, 2011. The European Commission reminds all member states to note that this pesticide affect the safety of aquatic organisms and operators. Before January 31,2013, Sumitomo Chemical must provide all relevent documents that EU required.

From:www.Agrichem.cn

By Lisa

At the forth quarter of 2010, the great measurement to crack down the illegal insecticide dumped into Aus carried out. Cooperative effort between Aus. Pesticides and Government has led to a major crack down on unapproved insecticide

With the great support and local knowledge farmers and consumers, this campaign made a unprecedented success. This measures led to the issue of 26 compulsory notices requiring the recall and destruction of the products at considerable cost to the stores that had been selling them.

This crack down is a kind of notice and reminder to all of the retailer or trader, great business start from the legal registration! The unapproved insecticide is banned today, and will be clamped down tomorrow also.

From Agropages

By Grace

According to the statistic data from Sindag, the import volume in Brazil has increased 3 times since past 10 years. Now Brazil depends heavily on importing agrochemicals. Going up century 80 times, three-fourths of the agrochemicals were manufactured or formulated in the local factories. However, the situation now is poles apart. 75% of the agrochemicals in Brazil market are imported.

The increasing of the import volume is up to the import from Argentina, China and India. The import volume from Argentina is increased from 1352MT to 33765MT since from the first 9 months in 2001 to the same term in 2010. The importer volume from China is increased 2100MT to 32000MT since from the first 9 months in 2001 to the same term in 2010. Scarcely any agrochemicals are imported from India in 2001. However, the importer volume is increased 20 times since 10 years. And the importer volume in the first 9 months in 2010 reaches 4600MT.

The main technical agrochemicals imported from Argentina are Glyphosate, 2,4-D; and the main imported from China are Carbendazim and Tebuconazole and from India are Mancozeb, Topstn-Methyl, Acephate, Chlopyrifos, Imidacloprid and acephatemet.  

The competition of agrochemical market is intensified because of the increasing import volume. That takes many benefits to the local farmers.  

Although the local farmers can take many benefits from the intensified competition of the agrochemical market, profits to the agrochemicals business are less and less.

By Rachel

from www. Agropages.com