BASF Launches ‘Voraxor,’ a New Herbicide in Uruguay

BASF, an agrochemical multinational, launched Voraxor, a new herbicide in the Uruguayan market that contains the active ingredient trifludimoxazin + saflufenacil. The event took place during the Department of Soriano's Expoactiva Nacional fair.

"This is a pivotal year for BASF, as it marks the launch of a product that will go down in history, the herbicide Voraxor." We are a company that bets on current fungicides, and because there are so many weed problems, the company began to invest in new technologies to develop new herbicides. As a result, we now have a very comprehensive portfolio of herbicides for corn, soy, rice, and other crops," said Martn Priz, director of BASF Uruguay.

Voraxor, according to Priz, provides "many benefits to producers, such as selectivity in less than four crops, which are wheat, barley, soybeans, and corn, as well as very good control persistence, very good burning, and rapid weed control." One of the most important features is that it can be applied until the first day of planting, which distinguishes it from other herbicides on the market."

"With this feature, it will fundamentally mark a new segment in wheat and barley, and it will be a product that can be used to start clean and then applied to crops for total cleaning." We are confident that it will be a popular product, and we are excited to launch it,” he added.

Voraxor, along with Heat, Convey, Atectra BV, Liberty, and Kifix, complements BASF's herbicide solutions for various production systems in various crops. "Voraxor provides a solution to several serious weed control problems that farmers in Uruguay face," Priz said

Several years of field testing and demonstrations in commercial areas were required to adapt the technology to local conditions, evaluate each benefit, and define recommendations, dosage, application time, and possible mixtures.

"All of our experience has enabled us to benefit agriculture by making appropriate product recommendations." "As a result of these experiences, we have identified the major benefits of Voraxor and how to use it to address the challenges that Uruguayan agriculture faces today," Priz concluded.