Morocco Set to Supply Brazil with 3.8 Million Tonnes of Phosphate Fertilizer
Morocco is preparing to supply Brazil with 3.8 million tonnes of phosphate fertilizer for the 2026-2027 farming season, covering 76% of Brazil's expected shortfall, as Brasília seeks to secure its supply chain.
Morocco is expected to supply Brazil with 3.8 million tonnes of phosphate fertilizer for the 2026-2027 agricultural campaign, according to information reported by CNN Brasil and picked up on Tuesday by Moroccan outlet TelQuel. This volume would cover roughly 76% of Brazil's anticipated 5-million-tonne shortfall in agricultural inputs. The agreement is expected to be formalized during a visit to Rabat by Brazil's Minister of Agriculture.
Why Brazil needs Moroccan phosphate
In 2025, Brazil imported 45.5 million tonnes of fertilizer against consumption of 49.1 million tonnes, worth close to $14.5 billion, covering 92% of national needs, down from 97% in 2024. According to Brazil's National Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA), only 40% to 45% of next season's fertilizer needs have been purchased so far.
This fragility has deepened after fertilizer imports through the port of Paranaguá fell by nearly 45% between January and April 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, according to specialist platform Datamar, due to logistics disruptions linked to the Middle East war and higher interest rates. Brazil imports 57% of its phosphate fertilizer needs, compared with 93% for nitrogen and 98% for potash.
Morocco's place among Brazil's suppliers
Morocco was among Brazil's top five fertilizer suppliers in 2025, alongside China, Russia, Canada and Egypt, with these five countries together accounting for 69% of Brazil's fertilizer imports. By April 2026, Morocco had become Brazil's second-largest supplier, with exports worth $245.7 million. The Kingdom holds more than 70% of the world's phosphate rock reserves, while OCP Nutricrops, the OCP group's fertilizer subsidiary, plans to add 9 million tonnes of production capacity by 2028.
The potential deal comes weeks after OCP Group reported a 7% drop in first-half 2026 revenue, making the Brazil agreement an opportunity for the group to boost exports in a tense global phosphate market.