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In 2025, global fertilizer imports will reach 112.9 billion US dollars, and the top five buyers will “divide” 40% of the market.
01 Overall Overview of Global Fertilizer Imports In 2025, the total global fertilizer import procurement reached 112.9 billion US dollars. Looking at the long-term comparison: The total global fertilizer import expenditure in 2025 was on average 15.1% higher than that in 2021 (98.1 billion US dol...Read more -
The State Council has issued an action plan, making arrangements for the carbon peak work during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period.
Recently, the State Council issued the “Carbon Peak Action Plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan Period” (hereinafter referred to as the “Action Plan”), making arrangements for the carbon peak work during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. The “Action Plan” states that...Read more -
Canada follows Australia and Japan in lifting restrictions on drone pesticide spraying regulations
On June 30, 2026, the Canadian Department of Health released a new policy, officially approving the use of drones (i.e., remotely piloted aircraft systems, RPAS) for the application of pesticides that have been permitted for regular aerial spraying. This decision came into effect immediately afte...Read more -
Brazil is seeking emergency fertilizer supplies from Russia, China and Morocco.
The Brazilian federal government has established a crisis response committee to ensure that the raw materials needed for the production of phosphate fertilizers during the 2026/27 crop season can be supplied. Brazilian diplomats have held consultations with the country’s major fertilizer su...Read more -
Profit margins have dropped from 7% to the brink of negative, placing Brazil’s agri-input distribution model at a crossroads.
The Brazilian agricultural distribution industry is undergoing a profound transformation. Profits are continuously declining, financing costs are constantly rising, the number of farmer default cases is increasing, and the fierce competition from Chinese suppliers is also a factor. The sustainabi...Read more -
Coverage rate reaches 94%! In the global greenhouse industry of the Netherlands, beneficial insects and microorganisms form the green defense line.
According to data from the Netherlands Bureau for Statistics (CBS), the application rate of biological control (live organisms) in greenhouse crops in the Netherlands in 2024 was 94% (based on planting area), remaining largely the same as in 2020. However, the use of certain biological control pr...Read more -
2026 Super El Niño: The Approaching Climate Shock and Global Agriculture’s Response
On June 11th this year, the Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States officially issued an El Niño warning – the official wording was “El Niño has arrived”. This is not an ordinary annual climate report. The prob...Read more -
Design farmland so that nature itself controls pests.
Munsell’s research focuses on “natural enemies”: insects such as hoverflies, ladybugs, lacewings, and parasitic wasps. These species are important allies to farmers because they feed on common crop pests such as aphids. However, decades of agricultural intensification hav...Read more -
Pesticide management has been comprehensively upgraded! The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has issued new regulations, with eight significant changes having far-reaching impacts.
From pesticide registration to online sales, from production supervision to label management, a more stringent and standardized management system has officially been implemented. On December 12, 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the “Notice on Further Standardizing ...Read more -
Guidelines for aerial spraying of major corn pests and diseases have been released! Folinic acid hydroxamate, flufurazole, etc. are among the recommended medications.
Recently, the National Agricultural Technology Center, in collaboration with the Institute of Plant Protection of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and other organizations, has formulated and released the “Technical Guidance for Using Agricultural Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Cont...Read more -
New insecticide application program for Colorado potato beetle control.
In this article, Zsofia Sendre of the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University writes that the new pesticide effectively controls the Colorado potato beetle and a number of other potato pests, providing farmers with a valuable new tool to incorporate into their pesticide resis...Read more -
Trade barriers, patent encirclement! Where will the pesticide enterprises find their way out in the future?
The current pesticide industry is moving away from the homogenized internal competition and the extensive development model, and is shifting towards a new stage driven by intellectual property rights and independent creation. By focusing on source innovation, improving global patent layout, and a...Read more
