Brazil:
The impact of the Russian ban on ammonium nitrate exports is being seen in the import numbers for Brazil. Russia has been the main supplier of ammonium nitrate to Brazil.
Imports in the first half of 2022 were reported at 168,000 mt by Trade Data Monitor, down almost 70% from the 549,000 mt imported during the first semester of 2021. Second-quarter 2022 imports were reported at 102,000 mt, down from the 313,000 mt imported during the same period in 2021.
June ammonium nitrate imports were reported at 33,500 mt, down 77% from the 148,000 mt imported in June 2021. Russian product accounted for 29,000 mt in June, with an additional 4,000 mt coming from the Netherlands.