Fertilizer deliveries to the Brazilian market ended the first quarter of 2026 with 9.76 million tons. This represents a 3.8% increase compared to the 9.40 million tons accumulated from January to March 2025, according to the National Association for the Diffusion of Fertilizers (ANDA). In March, 2.83 million tons were registered, an increase of 18.7% compared to the 2.38 million tons for the same month in 2025. The state of Mato Grosso, the leader in deliveries, concentrated the largest volume in the analyzed period (25.2%), with 2.45 million tons. This was followed by Goiás (1.10 million tons), São Paulo (1.08 million tons), Paraná (1.02 million tons), Minas Gerais (882 million tons), Mato Grosso do Sul (543 million tons), and Bahia (541 million tons).
National production
National production of intermediate fertilizers ended March 2026 at 483,000 tons, representing a 9.7% reduction. In the quarter, the total was 1.41 million tons, a 16.2% decrease compared to the 1.68 million tons produced in the same period of 2025. It should be clarified that, despite reinforcements to companies due to changes in corporate structure and/or resumption of production in assets, not all national production was captured in the first quarter.
Imports
Imports of intermediate fertilizers reached 2.74 million tons in March 2026, an increase of 10.1%. In the accumulated total for this quarter, the total imported was 8.15 million tons, representing a 4% reduction compared to the same period in 2025, when 8.49 million tons were recorded. At the port of Paranaguá, the main entry point for fertilizers, 2.12 million tons entered from January to March, indicating a 13.5% reduction compared to 2025, when 2.45 million tons were unloaded. The terminal accounted for 26.1% of the total imported from all ports (source: Siacesp/MDIC).
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.