Despite the purchasing and logistical difficulties caused by the war between Russia and Ukraine, two important suppliers of inputs, fertilizer deliveries to the Brazilian market in 2022, even with a drop of 10.4% compared to 2021, fully met the market. There were 41.07 million tons, compared to 45.85 million in the previous year. Data referring to deliveries in December 2022 alone recorded growth of 1.4% compared to the same month of 2021. There were 3.36 million tons, compared to 3.31 million. The State of Mato Grosso, leader in deliveries to the market, concentrates the largest volume in 2022 (24.4%), reaching 10.02 million tons, followed by Goiás, with 4.63 million, Rio Grande do Sul (4. 32 million), Paraná (4.20 million), São Paulo (4.17 million) and Minas Gerais (3.88 million). The national production of intermediate fertilizers ended December 2022 with 605 thousand tons, representing a decrease of 13.3%. From January to December 2022, total production was 7.45 million tons, with growth of 3.3% compared to the same period in 2021, when 7.21 million tons were manufactured. Imports of intermediate fertilizers reached 2.07 million tons in December 2022, indicating a reduction of 42.2%. In the accumulated from January to December 2022, the total imported was 34.60 million tons, with a reduction of 11.8% compared to the same period of 2021, when 39.25 million tons were registered. Through the Port of Paranaguá, the main gateway for fertilizers, 9.42 million tons were imported, indicating a reduction of 14.3% compared to 2021, when 11 million tons were unloaded. The terminal represented 27.2% of the total imported by all ports.
Source: Safras e Mercado