Fandango may still be available in onion cultivation

Bayer CropScience is working on a possibility to keep the fungicide Fandango available in the Netherlands for onion cultivation for next season. This can be done via a minor change. A decision on this has not yet been taken.

BO Akkerbouw applied to the NVWA for a 120-day exemption (Article 38 procedure) for Fandango with a modified formulation. That became turned down† This means that a crucial fungicide is lost in an already very tight package of crop protection products. The minor change can now offer a solution. Bayer CropScience makes February 25 known to submit such an application to the Ctgb.

The company wants to use a different excipient in Fandango, because the usual excipient is not available this season due to a problem. This has created a ray of hope in the authorization of the product for the Netherlands, allowing growers to intervene in the event of a high infection pressure of, for example, downy mildew.

Niels van der Boom

Niels van der Boom is a senior market specialist for arable crops at DCA Market Intelligence. He mainly makes analyses and market updates about the potato market. In columns he shares his sharp view on the arable sector and technology.

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