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Brazil’s fertilizer imports down 5.1%

Oct, 11, 2023 Posted by Sylvia Schandert

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Brazil’s fertilizer imports fell by 5.1% year to date through July compared to the same period in 2022, with 20.35 million tonnes entering the national market. Data was made public by the Brazilian National Association for the Diffusion of Fertilizers (ANDA), jointly with the sector’s general performance in the period.

In July, Brazil’s purchases of fertilizers from abroad declined even further than last year’s same month. They decreased by 13.8% to 3.64 million tonnes.

See below the increase in the total imports of fertilizers recorded in Brazil between 2019 and 2023. It is worth noting that the data available for the current year only reach July 2023. The data is from DataLiner.

Total fertilizer imports | 2019 – 2023 | WTMT

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

ANDA also said at the Port of Paranaguá, the country’s main gateway for fertilizers, there was a 21.2% drop in fertilizer arrivals from January to July, with 5 million tonnes received.

Still, general fertilizer deliveries to Brazil grew 6.2% in the first seven months of the year, with 23 million tonnes. July saw a 25.4% increase, with 4.47 million tonnes.

The state of Mato Grosso received the most significant volume year to date through July, with 24.7% of the total, 5.7 million tonnes, followed by Paraná, Goiás, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais.

Source: ANBA

Read more: https://anba.com.br/en/brazils-fertilizer-imports-down-5-1/

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