Newsletter AgriBrasilis - July 9th
Resolution No. 694/2024
The National Agri-food Health and Quality Service – Senasa, through Resolution No. 694/2024, published in the Official Gazette of Argentina on 06/26/2024, accepts the processes of equivalency from other countries regarding the chemical or biochemical active ingredients of pesticide products. The measure takes place within the scope of the Deregulation and Simplification Plan implemented by the national zoo-phytosanitary organization.
This rule establishes conditions and requirements to request the recognition of equivalency of technical grade active ingredients approved by the competent authorities of the USA, Mexico, EU, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil, which are considered countries with a high degree of health and phytosanitary surveillance.
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Media Partner Event: Congress Andav (August 6th to 8th, 2024 – Transamerica Expo Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil)
"The main meeting point for networking and updating for professionals working in the agricultural inputs distribution sector. From August 6 to 8, the Andav Congress will take place at the Transamérica in São Paulo, with strategic themes and best practices for the development of agribusiness professionals, and an exhibition area with more than 220 brands."
Frente Parlamentar da Agropecuária (FPA) - The Parliamentary Front for Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil recognizes the government’s efforts to increase resources for the Plano Safra 2024/25 (Brazilian Government’s rural credit plan), but points out that the Selic rate (Brazilian federal funds rate) fell by 3.25%, while interest rates were not reduced in an equivalent way, increasing the risk of default. The FPA points out that this scenario increases the sector’s risks for debt.
The Ministry of Agriculture of Chile and the Ñuble Electric Cooperative sign a collaboration agreement to promote agri-food cooperatives and digital connectivity, seeking to reduce territorial inequalities in Ñuble. The aim is to implement regional fiber optics, coordinate public-private actions and investments in connectivity, develop initiatives to support beekeepers, among other proposals. (Minagri; Oficina de Estudios y Políticas Agrarias Odepa; Copelec)
In Paraguay, lack of rain is shortening the corn crop cycle, reducing the production forecast to 3.82 million tonnes, a drop of 2.8% when compared to the previous month estimate. “As in the case of off-season soybeans, the results for the corn crop have been quite mixed, with the main losses also in the north of the Eastern Region. Given that both crops share the same producing region, losses are similar” said Larissa Barboza Alvarez, market intelligence analyst at StoneX Group Inc.
In Peru, the Union of Workers of the National Agricultural Health Service has decided to suspend the strike that began on June 24th. An increase in workers’ pay is planned, as well as other proposals that are yet to be discussed between Senasa and the Ministry of Economy and Finance. (SENASA PERU; MEF)
José Roberto Pereira de Castro is an agribusiness consultant and advisor, with a degree in agronomy from Esalq/USP, with specializations from FGV.
AgriBrasilis – What is the potential of the bioinputs market?
José de Castro – Bioinputs are agro-industrial products developed from enzymes, extracts (from plants or microorganisms), microorganisms, macroorganisms (invertebrates), secondary metabolites and pheromones, intended for biological control of agricultural pests.
These inputs are also active ingredients aimed at nutrition, plant growth promoters, biotic and abiotic stress mitigators and antibiotic replacements.
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Through Resolution No. 694/2024 of the National Health and Agro-Food Quality Service – Senasa, Argentina now accepts equivalency processes from other countries for the registration of pesticide products. Equivalency of active ingredients approved by the USA, Mexico, EU, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil will be recognized. (Senasa)
US farmers have anticipated their purchases of phosphate fertilizers, while Brazil is also contributing to the increase in the demand for fertilizers for the 2024/25 season due to the restricted supply estimated for the 3Q/2024. The scenario of competition between the USA and Brazil to ensure purchases and deliveries of phosphate fertilizers contributes to increase prices on the American continent. In Brazil, farmers have been postponing the purchase of inputs, waiting for more advantageous prices. However, the rise in dollar prices (exchange rate Dollar x Real) reduced the demand of Brazilian farmers, as it made phosphate fertilizers more expensive, even though prices are lower when compared to 2023. (Argus Media)
During his participation in the Global Agribusiness Festival, in the city of São Paulo, Eduardo de Souza Monteiro, vice-president and country manager at The Mosaic Company - Brasil, spoke about Brazil’s dependence on the import of fertilizers, mainly from Russia. “We have resources to reduce this dependence, as is the case of phosphate, which we produce 35% of our local needs. We need to invest in mining, but mainly we should have a strategic agenda in the country”. (The Mosaic Company)
The Occupational Safety Institute of the O’Higgins region, in Chile, held a seminar on the Epidemiological Surveillance Protocol for Workers Exposed to Pesticides, with the aim of preventing and detecting health problems caused by pesticides. Topics such as “Compliance with the Regulation on Health Safety Conditions in the Land Application of Agricultural Pesticides” were covered; “Good agricultural practices in the management and use of phytosanitary products”. (ISL; AFIPA A.G.)
Costa Rica‘s Minister of Health, Mary Denisse Munive Angermüller, requests the population to report the illegal use, sale and transportation of chlorothalonil. The complete ban on the product came into force on July 1st. (Ministry of Health of Costa Rica)
Almost 87% of acute poisonings in El Salvador are related to agrochemicals, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. From 2015 to 2022, 5,745 acute pesticide poisonings were reported. (Ministry of Health of El Salvador)
The study “Recent trends in pesticide imports in El Salvador” shows that an average of 2,527 tonnes of pesticides are imported annually into the country. Herbicides represent from 60% to 80% of pesticide imports. The four main active ingredients that make up herbicide imports are 2,4-D; paraquat, glyphosate, and atrazine. (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA))