INDICADORES DA CADEIA DE AGROTÓXICOS NO BRASIL ENTRE OS ANOS DE 2015 E 2019

Abstract

Brazil's prominence in the agricultural export market has been accompanied by the growth in the pesticides consumption, which often results in debates in groups related to the topic. The objective of this work was to map the pesticide market in Brazil from data provided by available databases and the factors that influence this market. It is a study composed of information, whose scope outlined the indicators of the pesticide chain in Brazil. To carry out the mapping of the pesticide chain in Brazil, open databases and information published by these institutions on their official pages, published documents, reporting, reports, monographs and platforms were consulted. The results indicated that Brazil is currently the world's largest importer and second largest consumer market in terms of pesticides volume, with soybean and corn being the focus of pesticide companies. The average pesticides consumption in Brazil is 6.0 i.a. ha-1, and the state of São Paulo consumes about 11 kg of i.a. ha-1. The time for pesticide registrations in Brazil is longer than in other countries, with waiting lists for years. The illegal pesticide market in Brazil adds about 25% of what is consumed in the country. The Maximum Residues Levels (MRL) standards established differently and independently between countries, can generate conflicts to agricultural exports, such as TTB (Technical Trade Barriers), since 2015 Brazil received a total of 110 notifications from its trading partners due to detection of pesticide residues with MRLs above the permitted level.