Never before has Brazil imported so much fertilizer. According to Globalfert, 14.1 million tons of fertilizers were imported in the first half of 2021, an increase of 14% compared to the same period in 2020. The month of June reached the highest level among the first six months of this year: “Russia was the top origin country, with 3 million tons of fertilizers imported, followed by China, Belarus, Canada and Qatar. Also, a large volume of fertilizers was imported from Morocco, Oman and Germany”. The survey of Globalfert shows that the Port of Paranaguá led shipments, surpassing 2020 by 3%, followed by the ports of Santos, Rio Grande and São Luís. São Francisco do Sul was reached the 5th position in the first semester. “Potassium Chloride is the leading product. KCl and MAP were imported mainly from Russia, whereas Urea was imported more from Qatar, said the portal.
Sources: Agrolink/Globalfert (*Translated by Ia Niani)