Soybean Asian Rust is one of the main diseases attacking soybean crops in Brazil. Its damages can reduce yields up to 90%. The cost to control these fungi is around US$ 2 billion\/year, which includes several fungicide applications.<\/p>\n
Among the fungicides for its control stand out trifloxystrobin and prothioconazole, in mixture or stand alone, both registered by Bayer.<\/p>\n
In the last \u201cIMPORT REPORT by AllierBrasil\u201d from November 2017 till October 2018, it was imported the expressive volumes of these 2 fungicides:<\/p>\n
PRODUCT<\/p>\n
IMPORTS<\/p>\n
(November 2017 ~ October 2018)<\/p>\n
Tons<\/p>\n
L\/Kg (000)<\/p>\n
Prothioconazole technical<\/p>\n
1,870<\/p>\n
Trifloxystrobin technical<\/p>\n
6,420<\/p>\n
Trifloxystrobin 500 (g\/kg)<\/p>\n
140<\/p>\n
Trifloxystrobin 100<\/p>\n
+<\/p>\n
Tebuconazole 200<\/p>\n
(g\/L)<\/p>\n
283<\/p>\n
Contrary to what is happening with the product price fluctuation from China, where in some cases the price variation reaches a 100% increase in the same period, the import prices of these 2 fungicides remain stable. It is important to note that this survey refers to import prices, not to the prices practiced in the distribution chain.<\/p>\n
In the last 12 months, imports of these fungicides totaled more than US$ 550 million, which can be considered the main products imported by value in Brazil.<\/p>\n
To learn about field practices and pest management, AllierBrasil is organizing AgriTour Brazil, with pesticide manufacturer representatives from China, which also includes visits to product dealers, farms of soybean, maize, sugar-cane and citrus, starting in the second week of December, in the cities of Sorriso, Mutum, Bebedouro.<\/p>\n
SOURCE: AllierBrasil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"