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Of the 18 ac ve ingredients not available in Canada, the PMRA has: • Never registered seven • Phased out the use of five • Not registered use pa erns for field crops for four • Not registered any use pa ern in any crop for one • Phased out the relevant use pa ern for wireworm control for one. CROP PEST MANAGEMENT IN THE US COMPARED TO CANADA Generally, US producers have access to a greater number of product formula ons, more op ons for applica on methods, a higher range of use rates with markets segmented by formulated product and greater flexibility in use pa erns than their Canadian counterparts. Overall, there is greater compe on in the marketplace in the US rela ve to Canada, which gives US producers: • More choice of commercial products • More manufacturers and distributors of ac ve ingredients and crop protec on products • More choice of retail sales loca ons • The ability to purchase pes cides over the internet on auc on sites such as agricultural chemical auc on sites, general auc on sites and eBay; commercial user and applicator sites; foreign sites; registrant or producer sites; and retail or distributor sites. The con nuing termina on and phase out of efficacious and cost- effec ve pest management tools and impediments to the registra on of Ac ve Ingredients Products (Canada) Products (US) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 6 Group (Unknown) abamec n 2 x aldicarb 1 x Bacillus firmus 1 x beta-cyfluthrin 1 x bifenthrin 20 x carbofuran 1 x chlorethoxyfos 3 x chlorpyrifos 18 x clothianidin 8 8 x cyfluthrin 4 x ethoprop 1 x fipronil 1 x gamma-cyhalothrin 1 x imidacloprid 6 28 x lambda-cyhalothrin 14 x permethrin 2 x phorate 3 x tebupirimiphos 1 x terbufos 1 x terbufos 4 x thiamethoxam 7 11 x zeta-cypermethrin 5 x Figure 1. Wireworm pest management tools available in Canada and the United States. Source: Strategic Vision Consul ng Ltd. "Canadian crop producers are seeking changes in the manner in which the PMRA conducts its re-evaluations and other post-registration assessments." new crop protec on technologies in Canada is counterproduc ve. Canadian crop producers are seeking changes in the manner in which the PMRA conducts its re-evalua ons and other post-registra on assessments. In addi on, the PMRA may be er serve the needs of the Canadian agricultural sector by increasing its level and range of exper se in agriculture and by se ng a requirement for status as a Professional Agrologist or agronome in more posi ons within the Agency. P U L S E C R O P N E W S S P R I N G 2 0 1 8 | 2 3

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