While NSW Farmers has raised concerns over Syngenta’s exit from the Australian paraquat market, Walgett NSW Farmers chairperson Cameron Rowntree is downplaying the impact, saying growers still have access to a range of alternative suppliers.
Paraquat is weed killer used in broad acre agriculture, and Syngenta announced in July it is ending all sales and production citing stricter regulations, rising supply chain costs and generic competition as the main reasons for its commercial exit…