Fertilizer deliveries to the domestic market reached 4.06 million tons in October, up 1.6% year-on-year, according to figures from the National Association for Fertilizer Diffusion (Anda). In the first ten months of the year, 29.916 million tons were delivered, an increase of 3.9% over the same period of 2017.
The national production of intermediate fertilizers reached 773 thousand tons in October, an annual increase of 14.2%. In the accumulated from January to October, the volume produced totaled 6.703 million tons, a decline of 2.9% compared to the same period last year.
Intermediate fertilizer imports reached 3,012 million tons in October, an annual increase of 13.5%. In the first ten months of the year, imports totaled 21.940 million tons, a slight increase of 0.5% over the same period of 2017.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.