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Annual meeting with the crop protection industry
On 26 July 2022, Grain SA’s Production/input working group met with CropLife, and the following
issues were discussed:
Market trends in the grain industry and production costs for the 2022/2023 production season
The international and local situation in the agrochemical industry
Price trends and availability of agrochemicals
EU Green Deal and its possible implications for South African agriculture
Feedback from CropLife Conference in March 2022
Status of backlog with the office of the Registrar of Act 36 of 1947
Public/private partnership proposal (Agricultural Input Forum)
Draft regulation (including GLP, GHS and GEP implementation dates)
Waste management: support for empty pesticide container collection and recycling programme
Clear indications of active ingredients on labels for chemicals – uniformity of a product
throughout the season and colours of drum caps
Glyphosate aerial application
Sclerotinia on sunflower and soybeans
Palmer amaranth
Status of the proposed ‘Grain passport’
Diagnostic services
Agronomy
TABLE 5
INTERNATIONAL INSECTICIDE PRICES
International insecticide prices – year to year change
(September 2021 - September 2022)
SEP 2021
USD/t
SEP 2022
USD/t
% CHANGE
Imidacloprid (95%)
23 093
22 410
-3,0
Lambda-cyhalothrin (95%)
26 994
27 142
0,5
Carbofuran (99%)
15 951
16 404
2,8
Deltamethrin (98%)
86 457
72 395
-16,3
International insecticide prices – year to year change
SEP 2021
R/t
SEP 2022
R/t
% CHANGE
Imidacloprid (95%)
336 921
393 288
16,7
Lambda-cyhalothrin (95%)
393 848
476 344
20,9
Carbofuran (99%)
232 723
287 892
23,7
Deltamethrin (98%)
1 261 403
1 270 528
0,7
INPUT AND PRODUCTION OVERVIEW