Santa Catarina: Soybean sanitary void period 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 spores of the rust fungus 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 pachyrhiziwhich causes Asian rust, a disease that can cause up to 75% of crop losses and has a high capacity for reproduction and dissemination.
According to Ordinance No. 781/2023 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa), the ban runs from June 22 to September 20. Periods of sanitary emptiness are established annually by the Map — and must be followed by the producing states, across the country.

The main soy producing municipalities in Santa Catarina are:

• Abelardo Luz
• New Fields
• Mafra
• Campo Yes
• Canoinhas
• Itaiópolis
• Papanduva
• Saint Domingos
• fresh water
• Xanxerê

Schedule by state:

Violation of the soy fallow period can result in penalties such as 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 of 2 to 5 years, in addition to a fine for anyone who spreads 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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