The head of Syngenta has big plans for China′s agribusiness after the crop company was taken over by ChemChina in a $43b deal. Erik Fyrwald is a United States citizen running a Switzerland-based multinational agribusiness owned by one of China′s largest corporations. You can′t get more global than that. But then, the 57-year-old chief executive officer of Syngenta AG believes Europe′s biggest crop protection and seeds group is entering a new era of expansion and growth. Last year, State-owned China National Chemical Corp announced a $43 billion bid for the company and the acquisition has since been completed....More >>

Based in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, Hui Fu Qiang Agricultural Science and Technology Ltd is a very dynamic agrochemicals distributor in central China, who is also a long-term partner of cooperation to a variety of multinationals. Via its specialized technical service, the company has created sales miracles one after another over the last years. ...More >>

Agrochemicals will cost more for producers during the 2017/18 season in Brazil. The projection is from the president of the Director Council of the National Association of Vegetable Defense (Andef), Eduardo Leduc. According to him, the reason is the devaluation of the ‘dollar’ against the ‘real,’ which has changed constantly the prices of the inputs paid by the industries....More >>

Insects, diseases and weeds are a farmer’s worst nightmare — pests cause severe crop damage and jeopardize harvests. Modern crop protection can help a farmer overcome these challenges and produce sufficient safe and affordable crops. In most cases, stress factors affecting plants are only detected when much damage has already been done. At this point, there is often little choice but to apply crop protection products to cure what little can still be saved....More >>

In 2013, the EU Commission issued restrictions on certain uses of three insecticidal compounds from a group called neonicotinoids in certain crops due to concerns related to their bee safety. How has the ban impacted bees and crops? The Bayer Bee Care Center in Monheim takes stock. "Oilseed rape used to be our biggest break crop and a very important part of the rotation but now we are down to zero," says Tom Bradshaw who farms 1,350 hectares near Colchester, a town in the South East of England. "This year we stopped growing it because it was no longer economical. ...More >>

The market for agrochemicals in Argentina had a new leader in 2016. Syngenta, the Swiss company, which at a global level was purchased by ChemChina for US$43 billion, had the largest revenue in the agrochemical industry of the country with $329.7 million. The company had a share of 13.3% in the total $2.4 billion market and had a sales growth of 7.78%, compared with 2015....More >>