According to statistics from China’s Customs bureau, China exported 45.736 tons of glyphosate in September 2014 representing an export value of 159 million USD which compared to the previous month represents a 15.6% drop in volume and a 19.4% drop in value.

On 21 Nov 2014, China ICAMA issued a notice opening 3 draft guidelines for agrochemical testing to public comment. The 3 guidelines were drafted by ICAMA and are open for public comment until 30 November:

on 10 Oct 2014, China ICAMA released an announcement opening the draft of “Guidance on Residential Health Risk Assessment of Mosquito Coils, Vaporizing mats and Liquid Vaporizers” for public consultation. The guidance draft provides the procedures and methods for primary risk assessment of mosquito repellent products, which is applicable for health assessment of residential pesticides.

By the end of September 2014 the volume of Japanese shipment slightly dropped by 0.5 %( year on year) to some 195,700 tons. In the same period the value of shipments rose by 2.6% to 34.60 billion Yen.

On 7 Nov 2014, the Agricultural Chemicals and Toxic Substances Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan (Taiwan TACTRI) updated the application form for data review on pesticide registration. All templates for each registration and extension category are now available for download at TACTRI’s website.

On 14 Nov 2014, MoA issued a public consulation notice on the draft alteration of 103 pesticide maximum residue limits for 2, 4-D butylate and other 57 pesticide active ingredients.

Chinese farmers spend on average 45 CNY per ton on postharvest treatment of citrus fruits. Most of the agrochemicals used target blue mold, green mold, black rot, stem-end rot, oospora rot, anthracnose and are also used for preservative purposes. China’s annual citrus yield is over 30 million tons and is estimated to be worth as much as 1.3 billion Yuan.

China MoA has revoked 12 pesticide registration certificates from 9 domestic producers for substandard or counterfeit pesticide.

From the 13th to the 24th of October 2014, the US EPA GLP official Francisca E. Liem visited China where she engaged in a panel discussion with China ICAMA on GLP MAD issues.

On 14-16 October 2014, ICAMA’s Deputy Director lead an expert panel into Hunan province to study the product, use and risk monitoring of carbofuran and carbosulfan. The panel has already engaged in an open consultation process with pesticide producers and local governing authorities on the reassessment of these two insecticides, which was initiated in July this year (see ChemLinked News Release on 28 Jul 2014).