Floods in brazil impacts import of fertilizer.12 May 2024 20:39
Floods in brazil impacts import of fertilizer and export of commodities.
Rio Grande do Sul has been virtually cut off from the rest of Brazil with roads flooded and ports affected.
The following news brief is dated 14/07/2022
The main fertilizer receiving terminals in Brazil are in the South region, in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná; in the Southeast, in the state of São Paulo; and in the North and Northeast of the country, on the axis called Arco Norte, an important logistical corridor for agricultural commodities for the international market.
The ports of Paranaguá, São Francisco do Sul and Rio Grande, in the South region, Santos, in São Paulo (Southeast), and Itaqui, in Maranhão (Arco Norte) were responsible for 88% of the total volume of fertilizer imports. The Port of Santos, the largest port complex in Latin America, handled 10.1 million tons in 2021 against and 6.6 million in 2020, up 53%, according to Conab data. The main destination for the cargo is the Midwest region, the largest grain producing area in Brazil.
An important fertilizer destination in the southern region of Brazil, the Port of Rio Grande in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the second largest importer of the product in Brazil, behind of only Mato Grosso. The port has been promoting the import of fertilizers via containers, with good results.
link below to article.
bodes well for fertilizer and commodity prices.
https://www.wilsonsons.com.br/en/blog/fertilizers-import/