Fry: Global palm oil output to recover in H1 2017
Fry: 'The 2017 first half rebound will almost offset the 2016 first half collapse.' Palm oil analyst says this will happen as El Nino effects fade KUALA LUMPUR: Global palm oil production will recover in 2017, increasing by four million tonnes in the first half of next year from the same time in […]
Argentine university creates biopesticide against corn weevil
A multidisciplinary team from the National University of Córdoba (UNC) developed a biopesticide based on natural compounds to control the weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) in corn. Made up of biologists, chemists and microbiologists, the initiative is directed by Julio Zygadlo and took four years of work to reach the result presented now. The experiments began with […]
Brazil will double the availability of wheat for human consumption
Brazil is expected to double its availability of wheat for human consumption in 2016 compared to last year's season. The projection is from senior analyst at Consultoria Trigo & Farinhas, Luiz Carlos Pacheco. The predicted volume of wheat harvest good for milling in Paraná this season (3.32 million tons) is equivalent […]
PGR questions the legality of aerial spraying against Aedes aegypti
The Attorney General's Office (PGR) questions in the Federal Supreme Court the constitutionality of aerial spraying against Aedes aegypti in urban areas. Law 13,301/2016 was sanctioned by President Michel Temer last June, but the PGR accuses the release of serving the “interest of agricultural aviation companies”. The Direct Action of Unconstitutionality […]
