Area
United States of America
Commodity Group
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Commodity
Dicamba
Date
01/06/2020
Policy Category
Other
Policy Instrument
Pesticide regulation
Description
Saw a federal Court of Appeals interdict sales of dicamba, a herbicide widely used in the cultivation of GM soybeans and cotton, stating that environmental and other risks arising from the chemicals use had been underestimated.
Notes
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA pesticide regulation: A U.S. Appeals Court blocked domestic sales of dicamba ( a pesticide widely used in the cultivation of GM soybeans and cotton ), thereby suspending a federal regulators permit regarding the product (see MPPU Oct. & Dec.18). According to the ruling, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) underestimated the environmental and other risks arising from the use of dicamba-based herbicides. After the courts ruling, EPA determined that farmers who had already purchased dicamba products can legally use them until end-July 2020. On a separate note, a different Appeals Court permanently blocked California from requiring producers of glyphosate-based herbicides to label their products with a cancer warning. The court argued that the states requirement was not supported by regulatory findings.
