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Fertilizers: Regional Purchases Up 4% in 2020

Last year, Central America assigned $784 million to fertilizer imports, 4% more than in 2019, with Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador being the markets that accounted for the increase in regional purchases.

Fertilizer Imports in Central America Al December 31st, 2022  

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Regional Business Variation
Between 2019 and 2020, the imported volume of fertilizer registered a 22% rise, increasing from 2.19 million tons to 2.69 million tons.

For the periods in question, the value of imports rose by 4%, from $752 million to $784 million.

Guatemala, Main Buyer
In 2020, the main importer of fertilizers in Central America was Guatemala with $210 million, followed by Honduras with $162 million, Costa Rica with $158 million, Nicaragua with $86 million, El Salvador with $81 million and Panama with $71 million.

Regarding the year-on-year variation of purchases, four of the six countries recorded increases. In Honduras, imports grew 19%, while in El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala they increased by 17%, 14% and 11%, respectively.

Costa Rica and Panama were the markets that recorded negative variations, reporting drops of 6% and 21%, respectively.

Main Suppliers in the Region
Last year, 27% of the value of imports from Central America came from Russia, 15% from China, 9% from the USA, 8% from Canada, 5% from Mexico, 5% from Norway, 3% from Estonia and 3% from Trinidad and Tobago.

Russia is the market of origin of imports that has grown the most in recent years, since in 2012 it represented 18% of total purchases and in 2020 that proportion rose to 27%.

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