DECEMBER 19, 2005

ISSUE 1094

DAKAR SUMMIT DETERMINES METHYL BROMIDE'S FUTURE
 
Meeting in Dakar, Senegal, the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer agreed Friday (December 16) on a total volume of methyl bromide critical use exemptions (CUEs) for 2007 of 7,466 tonnes, down 45 percent from 2006 amounts.
 
Dan Botts, FFVA's director, Environmental and Pest Management Division, traveled to Dakar to represent Florida growers in the high-level, international environmental talks.
 
Botts was among those fighting for the CUEs, which would allow growers continued access to the fumigant for uses where no feasible alternatives are available.