UPL Sells Stake of Sipcam Brazil

Long winter reduced application of pre-emergent products.

One of South America’s most stable economies, Paraguay is set to undergo a dramatic expansion of cultivation in the next five years.

“Initial penetration began into fruit and vegetables where sensitivities around residues are naturally high. That was a great starting point, but the heart and soul of our food chain is row crops and it’s a different ball game in terms of economics and application rates.” –Tirosh

Solatenol, a new SDHI fungicide, will be available under four products; controls rusts, many different leaf spots, apple scab, powdery mildew and Rhizoctonia.

Credenz will be available for the 2015 growing season in the United States.

“All we want is that governments allow us to work and produce efficiently.” — Gregory Polak, CEO, Grupo Polak

Lewis is replacing Bill Wisdom, who retired at the end of March.

“Most companies with operations in Colombia are in a sort of ‘standby mode’ until the presidential election finishes and a definition on the new laws and regulations are made public.”

Nearly 10% of farms inspected in Paraná possessed illegal products.