India: Record Sugar Production Could Flood Market

Neemazal (azadirachtin) – insecticide/acaricide from EID Parry; Bion Plant Activator Seed Treatment (acibenzolar-S-methyl) – disease resistance activator from Syngenta; Flurox…

The country harvested 30 million metric tons (MMT) of sugarbeets in 2007, a 37% increase over 2006 and almost 30%…

The increase comes after a price collapse of 10% at the end of last year. However, on the strength of…

Kerolagro, which contained the pesticide and crop nutrient business of the Hungarian firm Cherole (from which Kerolagro was spun off),…

The mealybug is a recognised invasive species and can have a severe environmental impact, causing Embrapa to warn that restrictions…

A recent report from the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agriculture Service (USDA-FAS) notes that the country’s local farming and…

The European Commission (EC) has chosen to extend the approvals of seven pesticide active ingredients as it refines the procedures…

Despite growing domestic demand, strong growth in production, with three record years in a row, is resulting in abundant export…

Cane sugar production for 2007 is forecast to reach 885,000 metric tons (MT) following a down year in 2006 with…