Brazil Pauses Pesticide Component Registration Under SISPA System
23 October 2026, Brasília: Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) has temporarily suspended the registration of new agrochemical components on
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Brazil’s Cotton Growers Spent a Record US$1.478 billion on Crop Protection in 2025/26
21 October 2026, Mato Grosso: Brazilian cotton growers spent a record R$8.217 billion (US$1.478 billion) on crop protection products in the 2025/26
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Corteva Positions Brazil as Global Export Hub for Biologicals
19 October 2026, São Paulo: Corteva is building out Brazil as a global base for developing and exporting biological crop protection products,
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Brazil’s Pending Bioinputs Decree Could Reshape Biopesticide Approval Times as Ibama Reviews Already Average Six Months
19 October 2026, São Paulo: Brazil’s environmental regulator, Ibama, says it is prepared to keep approving biological pesticides and other bioinputs quickly
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Brazil’s ANVISA Clears Toxicological Assessments for Dozens of Pesticide Products
19 October 2026, São Paulo: Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has issued six resolutions covering toxicological assessments for dozens of pesticide
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Mendoza Launches 90,000-Hectare Aerial and Drone Insecticide Campaign Against Grapevine Moth
19 October 2026, Mendoza Province: Argentina’s Mendoza province began a province-wide aerial and drone insecticide operation on October 14, 2026, targeting the
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Peru Suspends Glyphosate and Four Other Pesticides in Food Crops
19 October 2026, Peru: Peru’s agricultural health agency has suspended the sale, distribution and use of five pesticide active ingredients, including glyphosate,
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Brazil’s ANVISA Opens Public Consultation on Adding Palm-Derived Ingredient E36 to Pesticide Active Ingredients List
19 October 2026, São Paulo: Brazil’s health regulator, ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária), has opened a 60-day public consultation on a
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Brazil Prioritizes Bioinputs Regulations As Industry Calls For Modernization
12 October 2026, São Paulo: The Secretariat of Agricultural Defense at Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SDA/MAPA) is concentrating its efforts
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Peru’s Suspension of Five Pesticides Draws Industry Criticism Over Incomplete Compliance
12 October 2026, Peru: ComexPerú, Peru’s foreign trade association, said October 7 that a government resolution suspending the sale and use of
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