São Paulo – Fertilizer imports to Brazil reached a record high last year at 41.6 million tonnes, government crop agency Conab reported. The volume was up 21% from 2020, when the Brazilian market brought in 34.25 million tonnes of fertilizers.
The fertilizers arrived in Brazil mainly through the Port of Paranaguá in the state of Paraná, which received 10.98 million tonnes. The Port of Santos ranked second at 10.07 million, followed by Arco do Norte ports at 8.21 million tonnes.
The state of Mato Grosso was the one that most imported fertilizers in Brazil, with 8 million tonnes. It’s the country’s largest cereal producer, and it receives the product via Santos and Paranaguá ports. The second Brazilian state to import the most fertilizers was Rio Grande do Sul, followed by Paraná, São Paulo and Minas Gerais.
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
