AreaUnited States of America

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityDicamba

Date01/11/2018

Policy CategoryOther

Policy InstrumentPesticide regulation

DescriptionRe-authorized use of Dicamba-based herbicides for a period of two years until 20 December 2020.

NotesIn the United States, the use of dicamba-based herbicides has been re-authorized for a period of two years (see also MPPU Oct.’18). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency extended, until 20 December 2020, the registration for over-the-top use (i.e. use on growing plants) of dicamba to control weeds in fields of soybean and cotton genetically modified to resist the herbicide. To minimize potential off-site damage to non-targeted crops, the authorization includes provisions limiting the number of allowed applications as well as the period and times of the day when the herbicide can be applied.