Fertilizer Latino Americano

• How large is the micronutrient market in the region?
• How do consumption trends compare globally?
• What are the biggest markets in Latin America?
• Assessing the regional growth potential 

• Main market players 
• Latest consumption figures
• Key regional crops and micronutrient requirements
  
  

Eduardo Daher, Agribusiness Consultant, Macrosector
José Francisco Cunha, Agronomist, Tec-Fertil

• Correcting deficiencies with foliar solutions
• Tackling zinc deficiencies in human health
• How chelated micronutrients can improve plant response rates

• Micronutrients uptake and mobility in Citrus trees
• Demand of micronutrient in areas of high fruit yield
• Ways to provide micronutrients to citrus orchard (soil, foliar or fertigation)
• Micronutrient sources and fertilizer use efficiency

• Examining the scale of zinc and boron deficiencies in Brazil and Argentina
• Application of manganese and iron in soybean cultivation
• Outcome of field tests on staple crops

• An overview of why boron is important and the most critical functions of boron for plant health
• Demonstrating how boron deficiency affects the root and shoot growth of plants
• Discussing main fertilizer strategies used in practical agriculture to correct boron deficiency in plants
• Comparing agronomic effectiveness, advantages and disadvantages of the soil and foliar boron application strategies

• Assessing differences in boron fertilizer sources
• Outcomes of regional field tests in specific crops
• Exploring the most efficient delivery mechanisms for the crop

• The need for fertilizers to meet food demand
• Liebig’s law of minimum
• Balanced fertilization and 4R conceptual model
• Defining the key fertilizer macronutrients
• A look at production trends

• Assessing the biggest markets in the region
• Key countries importing into Latin America 
• A look at the key crops and nutrient requirements

• Phosphate production routes 
• Supply and demand dynamics
• Price drivers
• Current market themes 

• Ammonia production – the key nitrogen building block
• Production of other nitrogen fertilizers
• Global nitrogen supply patterns
• Price drivers
• Current market themes

• Overview of the different types of potash
• Supply and demand dynamics
• Current market themes 

• Defining NPKs
• Pros and cons of NPKs
• Difficulties of measuring supply and demand
• Global NPK trade – key markets
• Price drivers and current market themes

• Defining product categories for AVF
• Evaluating markets and drivers for AVF
• Industry opportunities for AVF

• As principais ferramentas de análise da indústria
• Tecnologia de ponta para visualização de dados
• Informações personalizadas para atender suas necessidades de negócios

Your chance to talk through shared issues and exchange knowledge with colleagues working in the same field. Choose a topic that is relevant to you, and join in the moderated discussion with a round table leader:

• Insight into the latest global trade flows in N, P and K markets
• Latest regional supply and demand dynamics
• The implications of changing global dynamics for buyers in Latin America

• Assessing recent developments in Latin American production
• Mapping the major production and blending hubs
• Balancing new regional capacity with import volumes to meet local demand

• Characteristics of domestic distribution in Brazil
• Examining inland distribution network
• Port infrastructure - challenges and opportunities
• Pricing of road freight
• Prospects for rail and truck fleets in 2019

• Improving nutrient use efficiency with multi-nutrient products
• Compatibility with Latin American crop types
• Opportunities in Latin America for multi-blend fertilizers

• The cost structure of the main crops in Brazil
• The usage of fertilizer by region and crops
• Market growth expectations in short and medium-term

• Impact of macroeconomic trends on recent transactions and activities
• Assessing the rationale behind the movements of players seeking to acquire stake in the local ag input companies
• How the rise of specialty and added value fertilizer products are impacting the M&A landscape

• How fertilizers have helped Brazil to develop agriculture
• How the market is organized in terms of key players, blenders and overall structure

• Climate diversity in Chile
• Main crops and nutrient consumption
• Evolution of the fertilizer market in recent years
• Future market prospects

• Realising Colombia’s potential to become one of the world's key food suppliers 
• Overcoming hurdles such as lack of general policies and the problem of insecurity and violence
• Boosting the growth of the fertilizer market in Colombia by understanding the specific needs according to geography, climate and crop type
  
  

• Opportunities for the fertilizer industry and growers in Paraguay
• Overview of the growth potential in the economy and agriculture sector
• Regional conditions, crops and nutrient requirements

• Increasing crop productivity and maintaining environmental sustainability
• Outcome of field tests in a range of soil conditions
• Communicating the benefits to improve NUE at farm level

• Adopting a scientific, evidence based approach to fertilizer use
• Considering soil profile and climate as determining factors in phosphate fertilizers
• Assessing the use of P fertilizers in tropical conditions

• An overview of agricultural production
• Assessing fertilizer demand
• Domestic production vs imports
• Domestic market policy framework for the fertilizer industry

• Considering timing, soil conditions and application methods
• Improving quality and yield with balanced solutions

• Identifying nutrient deficiencies in soil
• How new technology is improving crop yields and minimising environmental impact

• Responding to sulphur deficiencies with optimum product and application 
• Options for correcting S deficiency
• Assessing the convenience and cost effectiveness of solutions
  
  
  

Your chance to talk through shared issues and exchange knowledge with colleagues working in the same field. Choose a topic that is relevant to you, and join in the moderated discussion with round table leader:

• Exploring initiatives to collaborate with distributors and growers to promote the importance of balanced fertilizer use
• Demonstrating the agronomic and cost benefits of added-value fertilizers to participants across the supply chain
• Challenging public perceptions of the sustainability of fertilizers and role in agricultural productivity

Panellists include
Heitor Cantarella, Research Director, Agronomic Institute of Campinas
Gustavo Branco, Vice President, Abisolo

• Can high efficiency phosphate formulas be developed and applied in liquid forms?
• Can phosphate use efficiency be enhanced in difficult soil conditions
• Are technologies available to enable the enhancements of MAP, DAP, SSP etc?

• Crop responses and outcome of field tests 
• Latest in coating technology
• Use of slow and controlled release fertilizers
• Minimizing leaching – cost savings and less environmental damage

• How biostimulants can contribute to improving crop health and yield
• Harnessing biostimulants for smarter and more sustainable crop production
• How do biostimulants relate to fertilizers and biopesticides?
• What role can the industry play in improving the public image of biostimulants?

• Biostimulants vs biofertilizers
• Regulatory implications of specialised products
• Registering the first Brazilian biostimulant
• Sourcing and access to biostimulants

• Assessing the different types of products ranging from microbials, acids to extracts
• The use of microbials to improve soil fertility and increase the supply or availability of nutrients
• Improving tolerance to abiotic stress in plants with biologicals

• Defining biostimulants – a unique category of agricultural input
• Regulatory developments in Europe and North America
• Challenges associated with registering new products in major Latin American markets
• Why are biostimulants not included in existing fertilizer definitions and regulations?
• The role of industry in establishing science-based criteria to demonstrate safety and efficacy of biostimulants

• Active ingredients from seaweeds on plants and proposed mode of actions
• Standardization of commercial active extracts
• Experimental and field trials on local Brazilian crops
• Future development for improved effects

• Understand how biostimulants work with fertilizers and other agricultural inputs to improve crop yield
• Use of biostimulants to improve nutrient absorption, overall efficiency and tolerance to abiotic stress.
• How can we make biological products more farm-friendly, efficient and affordable?