Corteva AgriScience says it
will stop making chlorpyrifos (klor-peer-ih-foss) insecticide by years end. In
a statement given to Brownfield, Corteva calls it a “strategic business
decision” because of falling sales of the chemical. The state of California
stopped sales of chlorpyrifos this week.
Corteva says its customers “will have access to enough chlorpyrifos supply to cover current demand through the end of the year, while they transition to other products or other providers.” Corteva is the top maker of the insecticide.
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