Brazil

• Population 589 million

• Account for approximately 10 percent of world fertilizer consumption

• Abundant land, water and labor make it an agricultural superpower

• Produces about 60 percent of global coffee supply and approximately half of the world’s soybeans and sugar

• Corn is also grown for export and to feed domestic livestock industry

• Soils in Brazil are naturally deficient in potassium and require potash to remain productive

• Limited domestic potash production capability — more than 80 percent of potash is imported

• Brazil’s corn acreage is expected to increase significantly, particularly the Safrinha, or second crop, that is planted after the soybean harvest. A significant decline in sugar production this year led to higher sugar prices and the incentive for farmers to replant and increase sugar acreage.

(All numbers are in tonnes)