Breaking: Brazil announces a suspension of the use of glyphosate, abamectin, and thiram.

Release Date:

2018-08-11

Recently, a Brazilian judge ruled to suspend the use of glyphosate, a widely used herbicide applied to soybeans and other crops, stating that new products containing glyphosate as an active ingredient will not be eligible for registration in Brazil, and existing registered products may be temporarily banned within the next 30 days pending the government’s completion of a re‑evaluation of glyphosate’s toxicology. This decision also applies to abamectin and thiram, and the ruling could face multiple appeals. Brazil extensively cultivates glyphosate‑tolerant genetically modified soybeans; indeed, certain glyphosate‑resistant varieties of corn and cotton have already been approved in the country. The aforementioned ruling directly impacts glyphosate producers such as Monsanto. Brazilian agriculture…

　　Recently, a Brazilian judge ruled to suspend the use of glyphosate, a widely used… Soybean Herbicides for other crops that contain glyphosate as the active ingredient will not be eligible for registration in Brazil, and currently registered products may be suspended within the next 30 days pending the government’s completion of a re‑evaluation of glyphosate’s toxicological profile.
　　This decision also applies to abamectin and thiram, and the above rulings may face multiple appeals. Brazil extensively cultivates glyphosate‑resistant genetically modified crops. Soybean , in fact, some glyphosate-resistant Corn and Cotton The variety has already been approved in Brazil. The aforementioned ruling directly affects glyphosate producers such as Monsanto.
　　Luiz Lourenço, president of the Brazilian Agricultural Association, said, “I believe the judge’s ruling is incorrect and will be overturned in some form; without the aforementioned products, agriculture would face serious problems.”
　　Last month, a U.S. federal judge ruled that hundreds of cancer patients and the families of deceased victims may proceed to trial in their lawsuits against Monsanto.
　　Monsanto has not yet issued a comment.