# How Brazil kept fertiliser flowing amid Hormuz-driven shortages

> Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz strained Brazil’s fertilizer supply chain, exposing the country’s dependence on imports; Brazil imported 45.5 million tonnes of its 49.1 million tonnes of fertilizer consumption in 2025. Brazilian delivered urea prices rose 35% in two weeks, while delayed shipments, higher costs and tighter credit pressured the movement of fertilizer from ports to farms. Brazil expanded financing access and prioritised fertilizer unloading at ports to ease the disruption.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T18:28:48.477Z
- Category: logistics · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84682-how-brazil-kept-fertiliser-flowing-amid-hormuz-driven-shortages
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Hormuz disruption threatened fertilizer shipments and raised replacement costs in an import-dependent market, tightening Brazilian availability and lifting fertilizer prices, especially urea. Financing and port-unloading measures helped mitigate, but did not eliminate, the supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-01-28 | [Fertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruption - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21367-fertiliser-prices-start-to-rise-amid-supply-disruption-farmers-weekly.md) | +10.6% | +12.6% |
| UREA | 2026-09-14 | [Fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remain near zero](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17416-fertilizer-shipments-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-remain-near-zero.md) | +1.9% | -5.2% |
| UREA | 2022-07-06 | [Fertiliser supply chain \| Maersk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40414-fertiliser-supply-chain-maersk.md) | +2.2% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2024-01-18 | [Global shipping delays will affect fertilizer prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32437-global-shipping-delays-will-affect-fertilizer-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +12.2% |
| UREA | 2021-03-30 | [Fertilizer price surge shows signs of a top…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48046-fertilizer-price-surge-shows-signs-of-a-top.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- tradefinanceglobal.com: https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/how-brazil-kept-fertiliser-flowing-amid-hormuz-driven-shortages/

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