Fertilizer deliveries to the domestic market closed July with 3,978 million tonnes, up 18.1% year-on-year, according to figures from the National Association for Fertilizer Diffusion (Anda). In the accumulated from January to July, 16,814 million tons were delivered, up 1.9% over the same period of 2017.
The national production of intermediate fertilizers ended July with 689 thousand tons, down 11.3% compared to the same month of 2017. In the first seven months of the year, total production was 4,464 million tons, a decrease of 7% in comparison Yearly.
Imports of intermediate fertilizers reached 2,444 million tons in July, a slight improvement of 0.8% in the annual comparison. In the first seven months of the year, imports reached 13.445 million tons, a decrease of 6.4% compared to the same period in 2017.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.