Tag: Brazil

Boron fertilization can improve coffee crop quality and yield. Fabiano Silvestrin of U.S. Borax reviews the evidence.

Brazil is well-positioned to lead the global transition to low-carbon ‘green’ fertilizers, suggests Petter Ostbo, CEO and founder, Atlas Agro.

AGI (Ag Growth International) recently installed its first vertical fertilizer blending tower system in Brazil for Mosaic.

South America has become the largest importing region for nitrogen fertilizers, with Brazil overtaking India as the world’s largest urea importer. While there have been attempts to use local gas to develop a domestic nitrogen industry, these have faced challenges on a number of fronts.

In this CRU Insight, Anthony Rizzo explains why market participants should expect an uneven global demand picture in 2026 and highlights regional variations.

The Port of Açu and renewable fuels company Sempen have signed a contract to reserve an area in the low-carbon hydrogen hub at the port, in the north of the state of Rio de Janeiro, for the construction of a green ammonia plant. The projected facility would have a production capacity of 1 million t/a of green ammonia. A final investment decision (FID) is expected for 2027-2028, with production of the first green ammonia beginning in 2030.

CRU’s Humphrey Knight visits EuroChem’s newly opened Serra do Salitre phosphate fertilizer complex in southern Brazil.

More than 1,100 attendees gathered in Rio de Janeiro, 26-29 January, for the 2025 Fertilizer Latino Americano (FLA) conference.

The Mosaic Company has announced the sale of its Patos de Minas phosphate mine to Fosfatados Centro SPE Ltda.

Dr Karl Wyant of Nutrien outlines how the phosphorus and potassium removed during soybean/corn rotations are best replenished.