News - Experts in Brazil say the price of glyphosate has jumped nearly 300% and farmers are increasingly anxious

Recently, the price of glyphosate hit a 10-year high due to the imbalance between supply and demand structure and higher prices of upstream raw materials. With little new capacity coming on the horizon, prices are expected to rise further. In view of this situation, AgroPages specially invited experts from Brazil and other regions to carry out a detailed research on the end market of glyphosate in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and other major markets to preliminarily understand the current supply, inventory and price of glyphosate in each market. The survey results show that the glyphosate market in South America is relatively severe, with insufficient inventory and soaring prices. In Brazil, with the soyabean season about to start in September and anxiety in the market, farmers are running out of time…

Terminal market prices of mainstream dosage forms jumped nearly 300% compared to the same period last year

The research team surveyed 5 Brazilian mainstream distributors from the major agricultural states of Mato Grosso, Parana, Goias and Rio Grande Do Sul, and obtained a total of 32 feedback. Investigated two mainstream distributors in Paraguay and the president of the Association of Agricultural Growers in Santa Rita, Paraguay; In Uruguay, the team studied an agricultural middleman who does a lot of business each year with cooperatives and agricultural companies.

The survey found that the price of glyphosate for mainstream preparations in Brazil has increased by 200%-300% compared to the same period last year. In the case of 480g/L water agent, the recent price of this product in Brazil is $6.20-7.30 /L. In July 2020, the unit price of Brazilian glyphosate 480g/L was between us $2.56 and US $3.44 /L at a real exchange rate of 0.19 to the US dollar, nearly three times higher than the previous year, according to Data from Congshan Consulting. The highest price of glyphosate, 79.4% soluble granule, is $12.70-13.80 / kg in Brazil.

Prices of Mainstream Glyphosate Preparations in Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, 2021 (IN USD)

Glyphosate preparations	Brazil prices（USD/L orUSD/KG）	Balaqui prices（USD/L orUSD/KG）	Urakwe price（USD/L orUSD/KG）
480g/L SC	6.20-7.30	4.95-6.00	4.85-5.80
60% SG	8.70-10.00	8.30-10.00	8.70
75% SG	11.50-13.00	10.72-12.50	10.36
79.4% SG	12.70-13.80	11.60-13.00

End-price of Glyphosate in Brazil 2020 (in Reais)

AI	Content	Un	UF	Jan	Fev	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep
Glyphosate	480	L	RS	15,45	15,45	15,45	15,45	13,50	13,80	13,80	13,50	13,50
		L	PR	0,00	0,00	15,15	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
		L	PR	14,04	14,07	15,96	16,41	26,00	13,60	13,60	13,60	13,60
		L	BA	17,38	17,38	18,54	0,00	17,38	17,38	17,38	17,38	17,38
		L	ES	16,20	0,00	16,58	16,80	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
		L	MG	0,00	0,00	29,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
		L	MS	15,90	16,25	16,75	17,25	16,75	15,75	13,57	13,57	13,50
		L	MT	15,62	16,50	16,50	16,50	16,50	18,13	18,13	18,13	18,13
		L	RO	0,00	0,00	29,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
		L	RR	0,00	0,00	18,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
		L	SC	14,90	16,42	16,42	15,50	15,50	17,20	17,20	17,30	17,30
		L	SP	14,85	16,19	15,27	14,91	15,62	13,25	13,50	13,25	13,50
Glyphosate	720	KG	MS	23,00	23,00	23,00	23,00	23,00	23,00	23,00	23,00	23,00
		L	MT	0,00	0,00	0,00	15,00	15,00	16,50	16,50	16,50	16,50
		L	MP	18,04	19,07	19,07	19,07	19,07	20,97	20,97	20,97	20,97
		L	PR	0,00	0,00	14,00	14,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
		L	RO	0,00	0,00	31,50	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
		L	MG	0,00	0,00	15,40	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
		L	GO	17,00	17,00	17,00	19,00	28,00	28,00	20,00	20,00	20,00

Data source: Congshan Consulting

The market is running out of stock.

At present, the supply situation of glyphosate in Brazil’s end market is quite severe. Many agricultural companies have sold large amounts of glyphosate and some agricultural inputs in real in 2020, and their stocks are exhausted. And given the tight glyphosate supply situation in China, the Brazilian end market has also seen orders destroyed, forcing farmers to accept higher prices.

The cost of glyphosate has also been compounded by congestion and delays at key ports around the world, as well as record sea freight rates on international routes. At the moment, shipments from Shanghai to Brazil’s Paranagua port cost around $10,000, with slight variations among ports. That’s a tenfold difference from the previous prevailing price below $1,000. At 480g/L of glyphosate, a tonne of freight now costs about $400, compared with about $40 before.

Brazil is preparing for a new round of soyabean planting in September, and end users have generally expressed concern about the future market for glyphosate. Where will the Glyphosate market go from here?

Post time: Jul-28-2021