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Latin America, a regional powerhouse

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Latin America has confirmed its status as a pre-eminent global marketplace for fertilizers. We report on demand growth and fertilizer supply and capacity developments within this diverse region.

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Latin America is a diverse, vibrant region of 19 countries with around 500 million people. But at times in recent years it has struggled economically, politically and socially – with the risk of the 2010s becoming another lost decade like the 1980s1. In particular: Keywords: Regional report, Demand, Supply, Capacity, Fertilizer, Market, Production, Plants, Imports, Projects, Ammonia, Urea, Phosphates, Phosphate, Rock, Potash, MOP, Muriate of potash, MAP, Monoammonium phosphate, Trinidad, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru, Petrobras, Yara, Pemex, SQM, Mosaic, Pequiven, Comibol, CAMC, Laranjeiras, Camacari, Tres Lagoas, Pajaritos, Serra do Salitre, Bayovar, Taquari

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Soybean crop nutrition

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More than 330 million tonnes of soybean are grown globally every year and processed to yield oil and meal, a major source of animal protein. Its cultivation in Brazil, the US and other countries requires large applications of potash and phosphate. The nutrient needs of this major oilseed crop are reviewed.

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Soybean (Glycine max.) is a bushy, green legume species native to East Asia. Now widely grown in the Americas, it produces an edible bean prized as a source of high-protein meal and oil. Keywords: Agronomy, Products, Production, Exports, Imports, Crop, Nutrition, Fertilizer, Nutrients, Fertilization, Yield, Quality, Micronutrients, Soybean, Meal, Oil, Animal Feed, US, Brazil, Argentina, China, India, Paraguay, Canada, Fertilizer, Removal, Nutrients, Deficiency, Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium, Sulphur, Potash, Phosphate, Boron, Manganese, Zinc, Iron, Mosaic

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More bags of soybeans with POLY4!

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The polyhalite product POLY4 offers a balanced and sustained supply of essential plant nutrients throughout the crop cycle – making it a highly-attractive, natural, multi-nutrient option for soybean fertilization. Lino Furia, Valter Asami, and Reinaldo Bello of Anglo American Crop Nutrients outline its many crop benefits.

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Soybeans are widely grown for their high protein and oil content. They also provide an excellent source of dietary nutrients, including fibre, iron, manganese, phosphorus and folate. Because of this, soybeans have undoubtedly become one of the world’s most important crops, being widely consumed as a source of vegetable oil, animal feed, soy sauce and milk, tofu and textured vegetable protein. Keywords: Agronomy, Products, Anglo American, CIBRA, EMBRAPA, Field, Demonstration, Trials, Polyhalite, POLY4, NPK, Blends, MOP, Muriate of potash, MAP, Monoammonium phosphate, Potassium, Sulphur, Sulphate, Calcium, Magnesium, Gypsum, Lime Soybean, Yield, Quality, US, Brazil, Crop, Nutrition, Nutrients, Fertilization, Balanced

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Season-long soybean nutrition maximises yields

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Kyle Lilly, senior product manager at Compass Minerals Plant Nutrition, outlines how a season-long approach to soybean crop nutrition can be created using a variety of tools. When combined together, these can optimise soybean fertilization and deliver impressive yields – as has been shown in both Brazil and the US.

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A quick look at the research on soybean fertilization reveals extensive information about the recommended broadcast rates for macronutrients. This article builds on that knowledge by describing additional techniques that have improved soybean crop yields in both North and South America through season-long crop nutrition. The techniques include: Keywords: Agronomy, Products, Compass Minerals, Seeds, Treatment, Foliar , Application, Field, Demonstration, Trials, Soybean, Yield, Quality, US, Brazil, Crop, Nutrition, Nutrients, Fertilization, Balanced, Micronutrients, Dry dispersible powder, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Iron, Nickel, Molybdenum

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Polysulphate: A unique fertilizer for soybean

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Across all the world's major soybean-producing regions, more and more farmers are now choosing to include Polysulphate in their soybean fertilization strategies. Patricia Imas, ICL's chief agronomist, explains how this new product benefits both crop yield and quality.

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Economically, the soybean (Glycine max) is the most important bean in the world, providing vegetable protein and oil for millions of people to eat and ingredients for manufacturing hundreds of chemical products. This annual legume of the pea family (Fabaceae), being a rich and cheap sources of protein, has become a dietary staple for people and animals in many parts of the world. Keywords: Agronomy, Products, ICL, Field, Demonstration, Trials, Polyhalite, Polysulphate, Potassium, Sulphur, Sulphate, Calcium, Magnesium, Brazil, Argentina, , Paraguay, US, NPK, Blends, Soybean, Yield, Quality, Crop, Nutrition, Nutrients, Fertilization, Balanced

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Shipping and freight report

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With around 90 percent of global trade requiring sea transport, shipping remains the life blood of the world economy. Intercontinental trade, the bulk transport of raw materials, and the import/export of food and manufactured goods all rely on affordable and effective shipping.

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Merchant shipping has grown into a large-scale global industry that generates in excess of half a trillion dollars in freight rates. A global fleet of tens of thousands of ocean-going vessels transports every kind of cargo between ports. Individual ships are technically-sophisticated, high-value assets that can cost over $200 million to build. Keywords: Fertilizer, Transport, Shipping, Freight, Rates, Ships, Vessels , Carriers, Handysize, Supramax, Panamex, Capesize, Baltic dry index, BDI, Trade, Ports, Bulk, Dry , Cargo, Commodities, Phosphates, Urea, Sulphur, Potash, Market, International Maritime Organisation, IMO, 2020, Regulations, Covid-19, Coronavirus, Fuel, Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil, VLSFO, Heavy Fuel Oil, HFO

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Challenging larger granulation capacities

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As urea plants grow in capacity, so does the need for finishing technologies with higher capacities. Barbara Cucchiella, senior process engineer at Stamicarbon, describes how her team has risen to the challenge of the global trend for larger granulation plants.

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Stamicarbon, the licensing and innovation centre of Maire Tecnimont Group, has always been at the forefront of developments and innovations in urea granulation. This has resulted in the company significantly increasing its global market share for granulation licensing over the last five years. Keywords: Granulation, Technology, Urea, Finishing, Capex, Opex, Production, Plant, Shahjalal, Bangladesh, Capacity, Original, Optimised, Design, LAUNCH FINISH, MicroMist, Fluid, Fluidised, Bed, Strength, Hardness, Granules, Stamicarbon, Urea, Granulation, Power, Energy, Saving, Consumption

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Advances in granulation

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Recent innovations in fertilizer granulation include thyssenkrupp's new process for premium ammonium sulphate production. Eirich has launched new equipment for NPK granulation, while Rhewum is also offering new screening technology.

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Headquartered in Hardheim, Germany, mixing technology company Eirich offers both stand-alone granulation equipment and turn-key fertilizer systems. The company’s equipment allows: l Mixing, granulation and coating within one single machine Keywords: Fertilizer, Technology, Granulation, Granules, Urea, Ammonium sulphate, AS, Finishing, Eirich, SmartMixer, Turbomixer, NPKs, Single, Double, Superphosphate, Calcium dihydrogen phosphate, CDP, Rhewum, Screening, Machines, Efficiency, Iran, Pardis Petrochemical Company, PPC, tkIS, Thyssenkrupp, Low cost, By product, Fluidised bed

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Brazil: centre of phosphates excellence

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Brazil's phosphate industry is on a growth dash to meet rising domestic demand. We report on the major acquisitions, investments and expansions by CMOC, Mosaic, Yara and Itafos.

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Brazil consumes more than 16 mill­ion tonnes of nutrients each year. This makes the country the world´s fourth-largest fertilizer market, ranked behind China, India and the US. The country currently accounts for an impressive 11 percent of global fertilizer consumption. Keywords: Country, Report, Brazil, Phosphates, Phosphate, Market, MAP, TSP, SSP, Monoammonium, Single, Triple, Superphosphate, Production, Producers, Supply, Projects, Plants, Complex, Imports, Soybean, Demand, Growth, Yara, Mosaic, Fertilizantes, China Molybdenum, CMOC, Anglo American, Vale, Galvani, Itafos, Catalão, Cubatão, Rio Grande, Paulínia, Serra do Salitre, Arraias, Domestic, Foreign, Ownership, Mergers, Acquisitions, M&A, Integration, Consolidation, Distribution

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