# Could Brazil's Fertilizer Dependence Threaten Global Food?

> AgroLatam reports that Brazil imports nearly 90% of its fertilizers, mainly from Russia, China and Canada, citing a Purdue estimate that imports were about 88% of consumption in 2025. It also notes Brazil's 2024 agricultural exports of about $144.4 billion. The piece is an analytical overview of supply exposure rather than a single new event.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T15:20:49.632Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101476-could-brazil-s-fertilizer-dependence-threaten-global-food
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Brazil's heavy reliance on imported potash, nitrogen and phosphate makes its soybean and corn costs sensitive to global fertilizer shocks, which could later affect Brazilian export pricing.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-01-19 | [High natural gas prices could lead to spike in food costs through fertilizer link \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43069-high-natural-gas-prices-could-lead-to-spike-in-food-costs-through-fertilizer.md) | -0.3% | -11.2% |
| UREA | 2021-11-04 | [Nitrogen fertilizer shortage threatens to cut global crop yields -CF Industries \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44339-nitrogen-fertilizer-shortage-threatens-to-cut-global-crop-yields-cf-industries.md) | +5.0% | +2.1% |
| UREA | 2022-04-25 | [High fertilizer prices contribute to rising global food security concerns \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41764-high-fertilizer-prices-contribute-to-rising-global-food-security-concerns-ifpri.md) | -18.1% | -19.0% |
| UREA | 2021-08-27 | [Supply Lines Latest: Global Inflation Is Coming for Fertilizer - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6007-supply-lines-latest-global-inflation-is-coming-for-fertilizer-bloomberg.md) | +10.6% | +24.4% |
| UREA | 2022-01-21 | [The Fertilizer Crisis Is Getting Real for Europe Food Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43072-the-fertilizer-crisis-is-getting-real-for-europe-food-prices-bloomberg.md) | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| DAP | 2022-01-19 | [High natural gas prices could lead to spike in food costs through fertilizer link \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43069-high-natural-gas-prices-could-lead-to-spike-in-food-costs-through-fertilizer.md) | -0.5% | +1.7% |
| DAP | 2022-04-25 | [High fertilizer prices contribute to rising global food security concerns \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41764-high-fertilizer-prices-contribute-to-rising-global-food-security-concerns-ifpri.md) | -7.9% | -10.0% |
| DAP | 2021-08-27 | [Supply Lines Latest: Global Inflation Is Coming for Fertilizer - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6007-supply-lines-latest-global-inflation-is-coming-for-fertilizer-bloomberg.md) | +4.7% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- agrolatam.com: https://www.agrolatam.com/usa/news/brazil-fertilizer-imports-global-food-security/

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