The Port of San Sebastian on the north coast of Sao Paulo will begin storing fertilizer produced by Mosaic at Uberlandia (MG) and shipped to the United States. This is the first fertilizer export project in the port’s history.
The last time this type of cargo passed through San Sebastian was in 2021, when the terminal received approximately 9,000 tons of imported fertilizer.
The bulk cargo exported to the United States is a MAP (monoammonium phosphate) mineral product that provides phosphorus and nitrogen to the soil.
The operation is carried out by FTSpar, a member of the Paraná Group, through Seaforte Port Operations. It is expected that 30,000 tons of Mosaic’s fertilizer will be shipped by the end of this month.
Ricardo Corrales, commercial director at FTSpar, said: “Other work should take place in the coming months and we are ready to customize projects of this type with other players in the field.”
According to Ernesto Sampaio, president of Companhia Docas de São Sebastião, this novelty is the result of adapting the port to meet new market demands. The site already exports products such as coffee, cocoa and petroleum coke.
“We are paving the way for new opportunities and strengthening the port as a key logistics hub for agribusiness and domestic industry,” he said.
This demand is related to Mosaic’s desire to ship product to the United States, one of the world’s largest importers of fertilizer.
The product is the linchpin of a new component in the global trade puzzle caused by Russia’s war with Ukraine (which has caused a spike in the price of fertilizer ingredients) and Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The US president went so far as to say he would impose “100% secondary tariffs” on countries that continue to purchase products from Russia, a major fertilizer producer.
In this scenario, Brazil has been looking for local alternatives to increase domestic fertilizer production. Currently, Brazilian agribusiness relies heavily on imports of products.
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