SPECnoteAustralian grapes grown for export wine

>> The use of Filan® (500g/kg Boscalid) on Australian grapes grown for export wine

Filan fungicide was registered for use on grapes in April 2004. Filan is a reduced risk fungicide and has a low-tox profile. The product was used on Australian wine grapes during the 2004/05 season with advice from the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) to limit spray applications to before 80% capfall. This recommendation is common for new grape products where, in most cases, MRL’s are not in place for each of the possible export destinations. The assumption is that, in the absence of developing berries, residues at harvest will be zero or at least below the level of detection. However, in practice a range of bunch stages can be present when the majority of bunches are at 80% cap fall, including set berries.

Hence, in order to satisfy the requirement for a non-detectable residue in export wine in the absence of an established MRL, the restriction on Filan applications has been changed from use no later than 80% capfall to use no later than 10% capfall.

The AWRI and Nufarm Australia Limited have agreed upon this strategy to ensure that set berries will not be present when Filan applications are made to Australian wine grapes destined for export.

Nufarm recommends that growers and vineyard managers check and refer to the MRL’s for Australia’s major wine export markets on the AWRI website, www.awri.com.au, and MRL’s in the table overleaf in consultation with their wine grape purchasers.

Applying Filan at no later than 10% capfall remains within Nufarm guidelines set for the optimum use of Filan and allows a tank mixture with Cabrio® (pyraclostrobin) for the combined control of powdery mildew, downy mildew and Botrytis. This restriction is in place for wine destined for the export wine market where MRL’s are not in place. This restriction does not apply to grapes grown for domestic consumption or wine for export to countries where an MRL for boscalid is already in place (See attached table).

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For more information contact your Nufarm Regional Office:

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This publication is a guide only and no substitute for professional or expert advice. The product label should be consulted before use of any of the products referred to in this publication. Nufarm Australia Limited shall not be liable for any results, loss or damage whatsoever, whether consequential or otherwise through the use or application of products and/or materials referred to herein. Information correct as at 15/10/0��. ® Filan and Cabrio are registered trademarks of BASF© Copyright 200��Nufarm Australia LimitedA.C.N. 004 ����� ��80

A summary of the position of overseas MRL’s for boscalid is shown below. This table will be updated as new data is received from overseas regulators.Country MRL Grape1 MRL Wine2 Processed FoodAustralia 4.04 4.04 15.0 Dried Grapes4

Austria Not publishedBrazil �.0Canada PendingChile PendingCyprus PendingEurope PendingFrance PendingGermany PendingHungary 5.0Ireland PendingIsrael 2.0Italy 2.0 1.0Japan 10.0 8.5Korea 5.0Macedonia PendingNetherlands PendingMexico PendingNew Zealand PendingNorway PendingPoland 5.0Serbia 0.5Slovenia 2.0South Africa 5.0Spain 5.0Switzerland 5.0 1.0Taiwan Pending

Turkey 5.0UK PendingUSA �.5� 8.5

1All MRL’s are given as ppm (mg/kg). Information provided by BASF.2Switzerland, France and Italy are the only countries with proposed MRL’s for wine. For all other countries the grape MRL applies to wine.�

Wine and table grapes.4FSANZ MRL granted 21 July 2005 (Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Amendment No.80 - 2005)