The pesticide industry has made positive progress in 2023, looking back at 2023, the industry hot events emerge in endlessly, there are opportunities and confusion, the following is a brief review.
More than 1 new pesticide products were approved for registration
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued Announcement No. 653, in accordance with the "Regulations on Pesticide Management" and "Measures for the Management of Pesticide Registration" and other relevant provisions, after technical review and review by the National Pesticide Registration Review Committee, approved the registration of 5 active ingredients and 10 new pesticide products applied for by four enterprises such as Sichuan Jinzhu Ecological Agriculture Technology Co., LTD., issued the "Pesticide Registration Certificate", valid for five years. Approved product labels are published together.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued Announcement No. 715, in accordance with the "Regulations on Pesticide Management" and "Measures for the Administration of Pesticide Registration" and other relevant provisions, after technical review and review by the National Pesticide Registration Review Committee, approved the registration of 5 active ingredients and 9 new pesticide products from 5 applicants such as East China University of Science and Technology, and issued the "Pesticide Registration Certificate", which is valid for five years. Approved product labels are published together.
2. Special action to combat counterfeiting of agricultural materials
Focus on seeds, fertilizers, pesticides 3 types of spring farming agricultural materials, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and other seven departments deploy 2023 national agricultural materials to combat fake special management action.
3. The increase of the residual limit of chive prophyticus by 24 times has aroused heated discussion
On May 11, 2023, the new national standard "Maximum residue limits of 112 pesticides such as 2, 4-butyrate sodium salt in Food Safety National Standards" was implemented. Among them, the residual limit standard of beprophyl in leek was raised from the previous 0.2 mg/kg to 5 mg/kg, relaxing 24 times, which caused hot discussion. The National Pesticide Residue Standard Review Committee explained that the residue limit standard of prophylaxis in leek is based on the pesticide residue test carried out in four main production areas of leek for two consecutive years, combined with China's dietary consumption data and prophylaxis toxicology data, after risk assessment, it is concluded that the residue of prophylaxis in 30 mg/kg of leek can be safe to eat.
4 Syngenta, an agricultural giant, goes public
On June 16, 2023, the Listing Review Committee of the Shanghai Stock Exchange passed the application for the debut of Syngenta, A leading agricultural technology enterprise, which intends to raise up to 65 billion yuan in the first IPO, which will be the largest A-share IPO in the past 13 years.
5 "Several Regulations on Pesticide Management in Hainan Special Economic Zone" was released
On July 24, 2023, the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress issued the "Several Regulations on the Management of Pesticides in the Hainan Special Economic Zone", announcing the cancellation of the pesticide wholesale franchise system, no longer distinguishing between pesticide wholesale and retail operations, and reducing the price of pesticide use. Accordingly, the pesticide wholesale enterprises and pesticide retail operators are no longer determined by bidding, so as to reduce the operating costs of pesticides. The regulation will take effect on October 1, 2023.
6 The National Engineering Research Center for pesticides was inaugurated in Beijing
On September 9, 2023, the National Engineering Research Center for pesticides was officially established, and Wu Kongming, member of the Party Group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, president of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Chen Yulu, president of Nankai University, jointly unveiled the center. Chen Jun and Li Jing, vice presidents of Nankai University, Wei Qiwen, director of the National Agricultural Technology Center, Huang Xiuzhu, director of the Pesticide Inspection Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and Sun Shubao, president of the China Pesticide Industry Association, attended the unveiling ceremony.
7 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced that four highly toxic pesticides will be banned
On December 25, 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued Notice No. 736, which decided to revoke the registration of dimethoate, carboxanil, methomarb and aldicarb preparations from June 1, 2024, prohibit their production, and prohibit their sale and use from June 1, 2026.
851 transgenic soybean and corn varieties passed national approval
On December 7, 2023, Announcement No. 732 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was issued, and a total of 51 genetically modified varieties passed national examination, including 37 genetically modified corn varieties and 14 genetically modified soybean varieties. This marks an important step for the commercial cultivation of genetically modified food crops in China.
926 enterprises were granted production and operation licenses for genetically modified corn and soybean seeds
On December 25, 2023, Announcement No. 739 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was issued, approving the issuance of crop seed production and operation licenses for 85 enterprises such as Beijing Lianchuang Seed Industry Co., LTD., and 26 enterprises obtained the production and operation licenses for genetically modified corn and soybean seeds.
10 The Catalogue for the Guidance of Industrial Restructuring (2024 edition) was published
The National Development and Reform Commission announced the Guidance Catalogue for Industrial Structure Adjustment (2024 Edition), which will come into force on February 1, 2024. The Catalogue (2024 edition) consists of three categories of Encourage, restrict and eliminate catalogues, which cover a number of pesticide products.
Review of the top ten events in the pesticide industry in 2023
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