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New study found glyphosate restrictions could cause Asian farmers’ cost increase by $1.4 to $1.9 bil...
2019-03-29
A new paper published in the journal?Agbioforum?(1) points to higher weed control costs, less effective weed control, more difficult access to fields and lower yields, if farmers in seven Asian countries could no longer use?glyphosate?.The peer reviewed paper written by Graham Br...
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Price & supply trend: China’s market may fluctuate and even reverse due to Xiangshui explosion
2019-03-29
The 21st March explosion at the Tianjiayi Chemical Plant in Yancheng Xiangshui Industrial Park caused heavy casualties. After the incident, nation-wide actions were immediately taken to put in place safety checks on hazardous chemical production, warehousing and transportation en...
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Vietnam bans import of glyphosate herbicides after US cancer trial verdict
2019-03-26
Vietnam has announced that it has banned the import of all?glyphosate?-based herbicides with immediate effect following the latest cancer trial verdict from San Francisco, in a move which has shaken Bayer’s Asian market for its top-selling product.Hoang Trung, Director of the Pla...
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Farm Futures releases its planting survey results, corn acreage less than USDA'S projection
2019-03-26
Farm Futures reports:?After planting more soybeans than corn in 2018 for the first time in 35 years, farmers want to return to more normal rotations this spring, according to Farm Futures latest survey of growers. But weather and economics likely mean final crop decisions are sti...
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Towards Greener Agrochemicals: Overview of Biopesticides Registration & Mammalian Toxicology Data Re...
2019-03-26
Bio-pesticides include naturally occurring substances that control pests (biochemical pesticides), micro-organisms that control pests (microbial pesticides), and pesticidal substances produced by plants containing added genetic material (plant-incorporated protectants) or PIPs.?T...
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Measuring the impact of pathogens and pests on food crops
2019-03-26
Pathogens and pests that attack crops are a real burden for plant health and global food production. They take a heavy economic toll and put a strain on food security. Although many different players in food crop production report losses, it is very difficult to quantify yield lo...
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South America – An Important Agricultural Region for the Future
2019-03-15
With vast land availability, rich water resources, and a relatively small population, the South American continent will remain a critical and growing region for agriculture in 2019. We foresee continued growth for competitive enterprises involved in the biological inputs, genetic...
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Global biorational pesticides market to reach USD 5.02 Billion by 2022
2019-02-25
According to a new survey report, "Biorational Pesticides Market Global Forecast to 2022", the biorational pesticides market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 12.5% from 2017 to reach a value of USD 5.02 Billion by 2022. The term “biorational” is used to describe those pesticides...
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China reported to begin reforming its agriculture sector
2019-02-22
China will deepen reforms of its agriculture sector to promote its rural economy, the government said in its first policy statement of 2019, as it seeks to bolster growth and offset trade challenges.?Beijing's statement, released late on Tuesday, comes after the world's second-la...
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The price of glyphosate in China continued to went down
2019-02-21
The energy market has continued to fluctuate in the near future, and chemical products have been consolidating. The price ofglyphosate?continued to fall, down to 25,500 yuan / ton, and the terminal market didn’t show much willingness to buy. ?The glufosinate technical manufacture...