FMC Corporation secures first global registration for agricultural breakthrough, Dodhylex™ active

FMC Corporation, a leading global agricultural sciences company, announced it has received regulatory approval for Keenali™ herbicide powered by Dodhylex™ active (tetflupyrolimet) in Peru. The approval represents the first active ingredient and commercial product registration globally for this breakthrough herbicide technology. Dodhylex™ active is the first and only herbicide classified by the Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC) and the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) as a Group 28 herbicide.

"This registration is a groundbreaking moment in agricultural innovation and the result of years of scientific leadership at FMC," said Ronaldo Pereira, president of FMC Corporation. "After three decades without a new herbicide mode of action in our industry, we've delivered a breakthrough that will change how growers combat resistant weeds. FMC continues to research the use of Dodhylex™ active in additional crops, including corn, soybean, sugarcane and sunflower, reinforcing our commitment to bringing solutions that address the most critical challenges facing modern agriculture."

Keenali™ herbicide is a pre- and early post-emergence herbicide with excellent crop safety and broad utility in Japonica and Indica rice. This new mode of action herbicide offers Peruvian rice growers an effective solution for managing yield-reducing and resistant grass weeds, including key grass weeds such as barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) and saramollagrass (Ischaemum rugosum), without compromising crop safety. Keenali™ herbicide is expected to be commercially available to Peruvian growers in August.

"Peru represents an important market opportunity as one of Latin America's fastest-growing rice producers and one of the region's largest consumers of milled rice," said Juan Ortiz, vice president of FMC Latin America, excluding Brazil. "With over 4.5 million planted hectares of rice across Latin America, this approval unlocks nearly 10% of those hectares, demonstrating the significant regional market potential for this product and positioning FMC at the forefront in an important growth region."

FMC has submitted regulatory applications for Dodhylex™ active in other Latin American countries, including Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador, with plans for additional country submissions in the coming year. Regulatory applications have also been submitted in India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States. FMC received a conditional approval in the Philippines for Keenali™ herbicide earlier this year.

Dodhylex™ active, which was discovered and developed at FMC's Stine Research Center, is a testament to FMC's commitment to innovation and disciplined approach to advancing new molecules that help combat resistance and support food security for a growing population.