Brazil set a new record for agricultural input registrations in 2025, underscoring the growing dynamism of its farm input market. According to year-end data released by CropData, the information platform of CropLife Brazil, regulatory authorities approved a total of 699 new products during the year, including 139 biological inputs and 560 chemical pesticides covering both technical and formulated products.
The unprecedented volume of registrations reflects an active regulatory environment and a broadening range of solutions available to farmers. However, industry data also indicate that most approvals were concentrated in generic products rather than breakthrough innovations.
Within the biologicals segment, microbiological agents dominated new approvals. A total of 121 microbiological products were registered in 2025, accounting for 87 percent of all biological input registrations. This growth represents a year-on-year increase, driven largely by new domestic companies entering the market and multinational firms expanding their biological product portfolios in Brazil.
The strong registration performance highlights Brazil’s growing importance in the global biologicals market. Adoption rates among Brazilian farmers have surpassed global averages in several crop systems, demonstrating commercial viability and encouraging further investment from both local and international players.
In the chemical pesticide segment, six new technical products featuring novel molecules and 22 new formulated products were approved during the year. Despite these additions, approximately 95 percent of all agrochemical registrations in 2025 were based on molecules already present in the market, indicating that generic products were the primary driver of overall registration volume.
Renato Gomides, executive manager of CropLife Brazil, described the record number of registrations as a positive sign of regulatory efficiency and market expansion. At the same time, he noted that the limited number of innovative technologies highlights ongoing challenges for the sector, particularly in addressing pest, disease, and weed resistance.
Industry observers point out that the predominance of generics reflects global trends. Rising research and development costs, longer regulatory timelines, and stricter data requirements have made the discovery and commercialization of new active ingredients increasingly complex, concentrating innovation among a small number of large multinational companies.
Beyond inputs, Brazil also posted strong results in agricultural seed exports. Between January and November 2025, seed exports reached US$233 million, the highest level in the past five years. This performance exceeded export values from 2023 and 2024 by roughly US$10 million, driven by increased demand for high-quality seeds adapted to tropical and subtropical conditions across South America.
Together, the data underline Brazil’s expanding role as both a major agricultural producer and a growing hub for agri-input development and trade.
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