# Brazil’s fertilizer imports gain momentum

> Brazil's fertilizer imports are accelerating at a pace not seen since 2022, with producers buying 18% of expected 2025/26 fertilizer volume by January. January monoammonium phosphate (MAP) imports nearly doubled year on year to 283,300 tonnes.

- Date: 2025-03-10 · published 2025-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25922-brazil-s-fertilizer-imports-gain-momentum
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Early buying by Brazilian producers signals strong input demand ahead of the 2025/26 crop, which supports fertilizer prices and reflects a favorable grain-to-fertilizer price ratio.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-07-17 | [U.S. opens probe of phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco, Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52428-u-s-opens-probe-of-phosphate-fertilizer-imports-from-morocco-russia.md) | +1.3% | +11.1% |
| DAP | 2020-07-09 | [US Fertilizer Giant Mosaic Files Complaint Against Moroccan Phosphate Imports \| Bladi.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52422-us-fertilizer-giant-mosaic-files-complaint-against-moroccan-phosphate-imports.md) | +0.2% | +8.4% |
| DAP | 2021-03-11 | [Mosaic - Morocco and Russia Subject to Phosphate Fertilizer Import Duties](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48049-mosaic-morocco-and-russia-subject-to-phosphate-fertilizer-import-duties.md) | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| DAP | 2025-02-18 | [India’s fertilizers imports double in January; sales too surge    - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26374-india-s-fertilizers-imports-double-in-january-sales-too-surge-the.md) | +0.4% | +2.3% |
| DAP | 2022-05-06 | [Morocco's Phosphate Exports Surge 83% as Global Fertilizer Prices Soar \| Bladi.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41742-morocco-s-phosphate-exports-surge-83-as-global-fertilizer-prices-soar-bladi-net.md) | 0.0% | -12.2% |

## Sources

- valorinternational.globo.com: https://valorinternational.globo.com/agribusiness/news/2025/03/10/brazils-fertilizer-imports-gain-momentum.ghtml

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