Paraquat ban extended for one year, Prevention and Inspection Bureau: exit unchanged, but farmers hoard too much, need to be removed to prevent accidental eating worse

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It was announced on the eve of the paraquat ban that it would be postponed for another year! Considering the current overstock of paraquat, agricultural drug merchants and farmers still have 700 metric tons of paraquat in their hands, in order to avoid farmers daring to use it at home, which may cause other risks, and the Council of Agriculture estimates that the stock will take about a year to be digested, therefore, it was announced yesterday (30) that the original ban on the sale and use of paraquat would be postponed for another year to take effect from February 1, 2020. Feng Haidong, director of the Prevention and Inspection Bureau of the Council of Agriculture, stressed that Paraquat's exit policy had not changed, and urged operators and farmers to stop buying and hoarding.

News Dictionary: the Council of Agriculture has launched a ten-year policy to halve pesticides, but the total amount of pesticides used in China in 2017 totaled 15,549 metric tons, the highest since 2000 and an increase of 1045 metric tons over the previous year. Herbicide consumption of 4392 metric tons (in terms of effective components) also broke an all-time high. Feng Haidong said in an interview that before paraquat was banned, many farmers snapped up and hoarded goods, which was about two years' sales, resulting in a 17-year high in total pesticide use in 2017.

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24% paraquat solution was originally banned in February this year (2019), but is now extended for one year.

The pesticide paraquat is highly toxic and is often misused by the public or there is no cure for suicide. the Prevention and Inspection Bureau announced that it is no longer allowed to manufacture and import "24% paraquat solution" (hereinafter referred to as paraquat) since February 1 last year, and it was originally scheduled to start on February 1 this year. The sale and use of paraquat products are completely prohibited.

Agricultural drug dealers need to report their production and sales data every quarter. The latest stocktaking by the Prevention and Inspection Bureau on the 15th of this month found that there are still more than 700 metric tons of paraquat in the hands of operators and farmers. If farmers do not dare to use it at home, it may cause other risks. Therefore, the resolution extends the ban period for another year. "now there is excess inventory, and it is also a great burden if we take it back to deal with it." The most common way to remove pesticides is to let the market run out slowly, and we may also consider allowing some paraquat commodities to be exported. " Feng Haidong said.

However, Zou Huijuan, deputy director of the Prevention and Inspection Bureau, added that although export is also one of the de-chemical pipes, and the export of paraquat is not prohibited at present, according to the data sold by pesticide retailers, at present, farmers have more inventory than operators. "Farmers will not be able to export. If paraquat continues to lie at home, it will only increase the risk of misuse." Therefore, extending the time limit and promoting the safe use of paraquat is now a priority. "

Paraquat ban for one year (upstream and downstream information)

If hoarding continues, will it continue to extend? Prevention and Inspection Bureau: the market could no longer be manufactured and imported a year ago.

Feng pointed out that when drawing up the withdrawal of pesticides, the duration of use and the progress of removal should be taken into account, but sometimes the practice does not necessarily meet expectations, and a similar situation has occurred in the past: the highly toxic pesticide "prednisone 40% emulsion" originally planned to leave the market on December 31, 2010. however, it was later found that the market inventory was too large, so the ban period was extended for another two years. "it is not common to extend the pesticide ban." However, we should also take into account the market conditions to make adjustments. "

Is it possible that farmers will continue to buy and have to extend the ban in the future? He responded, "the market could no longer manufacture and import paraquat a year ago (from February 1, 2018), and now the total is (700 metric tons)." It is stressed that the government already has the information and the total amount of the market will not increase any more.

Feng Haidong further explained that paraquat, which used to be used to weed and dry red beans, is a highly used pesticide in China, with an average annual consumption of about 400 metric tons of raw materials. At present, there are still 700 metric tons of finished paraquat, which is converted into an API with an active ingredient of about 180 metric tons, so it is estimated that the market stock can be digested in another year.

He stressed that the paraquat exit policy had not changed, but only hoped to reduce the risk of hoarding by extending the use period, and called on farmers not to buy and hoard any more, as long as they abide by the safe use regulations and use the existing paraquat safely as soon as possible within the deadline of the end of January next year.

The ban on "33.6% Bada mowing suspension" will remain unchanged and will be banned from February 1, 2019.

As for the previously promoted paraquat alternative agents: nonanoic acid that can be used for herbicidal purposes, and the new red bean plant desiccant "NA-yci1 red bean plant desiccant", which are all safe materials, the Prevention and Inspection Bureau stressed that they will continue to promote them, or hope that farmers can replace the use of high-risk pesticides with relatively safe and friendly materials.

On the other hand, "33.6% Bada mowing water suspension", which is also included in the exit pesticide list, is a mixture of paraquat and Dayuron, and the planning is banned as scheduled because there is no fear of overstock. Starting from tomorrow, illegal traffickers will be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than seven years and a fine of not more than 7.5 million yuan in accordance with the Pesticide Management Act, and people who use illegal products will also be fined not less than 15000 yuan and not more than 150000 yuan.

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