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

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:

1. What’s next for the micronutrient sector in Latin America?
2. Assessing challenges and opportunities in key markets in Latin America for fertilizer trade
3. Brazil focus – considering the biggest factors that will have an impact on the local market
4. Achieving efficiencies and improving crop responses with specialty fertilizer products

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 roundtable leader:

1. Linking soil mapping and advanced soil analysis to improving overall fertilizer management
2. Harnessing biostimulants for smarter and more sustainable crop production
3. Mexico and Central America regional challenges and opportunities
4. Southern Cone regional challenges and opportunities

• 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

• 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?