20 January 2025
This eBulletin provides an agrochemical update relevant to Australian grape and wine producers. It concerns agrochemical products that have been cancelled by the APVMA but may still be within their allowed period of use.
Cancelled agrochemical products
It is common for the spray diaries of contracted growers to be reviewed closely by wine companies prior to vintage. When this is done using online spray diary tools, there may be notifications that products used during the season have since been cancelled by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA).
The table below lists agrochemical products that have been cancelled by the APVMA since the publication of the 2024/25 Agrochemicals registered for use in Australian viticulture (‘Dog book’). For more details about these products, including final use date, visit the cancelled agrochemical products page on the AWRI website.
| Product name | Active constituent | Product type |
| Alliance | amitrole + paraquat | Herbicide |
| Revolver | diquat + paraquat | Herbicide |
| Thrash 240 EC | carfentrazone-ethyl | Herbicide |
| Ruby 100 EC* | penconazole | Fungicide |
| SuSCon Green | chlorpyrifos | Insecticide |
| Uniquat 250* | paraquat | Herbicide |
| Unispray* | diquat + paraquat | Herbicide |
| Uni-spray* | diquat + paraquat | Herbicide |
*Note – product not listed in 2024/25 Dog book but registered for use on grapes until date of cancellation
According to the APVMA, a person may use the cancelled product according to its label instructions, including any conditions relating to shelf life or expiry date, for 12 months after the date of cancellation. In addition, a person may possess the cancelled product or product bearing a cancelled label in accordance with its label instructions for 12 months from the date of cancellation.
This means that an alert from a spray diary tool that a chemical has been cancelled, does not necessarily mean that a grower has breached APVMA requirements.
This information is provided to inform the Australian grape and wine sector and should not be interpreted as an endorsement of any product.
For assistance with any technical grapegrowing or winemaking questions, contact the AWRI helpdesk on helpdesk@awri.com.au or 08 8313 6600.
Acknowledgement
This eBulletin is supported by Wine Australia with levies from Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers and matching funds from the Australian Government. AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster in Adelaide, SA.