The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply (Mapa) confirmed that the Russian company Acron shipped a load of fertilizer bound for Brazil last Friday (4). However, the governmental body did not inform the cargo volume or give further specifications. The Ministry’s announcement occurred after the Russian government advised enterprises in the country to halt fertilizer exports. Acron is interested in purchasing the Nitrogen Fertilizer Unit (UFN-III), located in the municipality of Três Lagoas, from Petrobras. The contract’s signing was contingent solely on the permission of Petrobras’ governance area. Although the companies did not inform the figures involved in the transaction, the government of Mato Grosso do Sul reported that Petrobras spent more than R$ 3 billion to build the factory. However, part of that money was lost with the deterioration of the equipment over the years, since the suspension of the work in 2014.
Sources: Canal Rural/Datamar News