Goiás: soy sanitary void is already in effect

Rafael Moreira, a researcher at Embrapa Soja, exposes the importance of the period of sanitary emptiness for combating the fungus that causes Asian rust.

“Rust is caused by a fungus that needs the living soybean plant to survive. So if you don’t have the plant in the environment, in the field, in the field, the rust fungus spores survive for a maximum of 50 days. So if he doesn’t find the plants, he will fall and die. And this will reduce the population of the fungus”, he explains.

the fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi, which is the cause of Asian rust, a disease that can cause up to 75% of crop loss and has a high capacity for reproduction and dissemination.
According to Ordinance No. 781/2023, from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa), the ban runs from June 27 to September 24. Periods of sanitary emptiness are established annually by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) — and must be followed by producing states across the country.

The main soy producing municipalities in Goiás are:

• green River
• Jataí
• crystal clear
• Montividius
• Brown
• Catalan
• Ipameri
• miners
• Chapadão do Céu
• Goiatuba

Schedule by state:

Violation of the soy fallow period can result in penalties such as the interdiction of the property, fines, destruction of the plantation, and even criminal liability of the owner, according to article nº 259 of the Brazilian Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment from 2 to 5 years, in addition to a fine for those who spread disease or plague that may cause damage to the forest, plantation or animals of economic utility. In the case of guilt, the punishment is imprisonment from 1 to 6 months, or a fine.

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