Mosaic halts Brazilian SSP production
Published by Oliver Kleinschmidt,
Deputy Editor
World Fertilizer,
Due to sharp increases in sulfur prices in 2025, US fertilizer company The Mosaic Company has started activities to idle single super phosphate (SSP) production in Brazil.
Mosaic has announced that it has halted operations at its Fospar, in southern Parana state, and Araxa, in south-eastern Minas Gerais state, facilities. Mosaic also suspended sulfur purchases. After 30 days the company may review its decisions.
Argus Media has noted that global sulfur prices are on an upward trend, as the metals and battery industries are also demanding the oil refinery sub-product. Prices in Brazil rose almost threefold in 2025 to US$528/t cfr on 11 December from US$178/t in late 2024. Prices have been increasing especially since 20 February, when levels were at US$192/t cfr. Sulphur prices have now surpassed the US$525/t level from 2022, when the Ukraine-Russia conflict raised prices to their highest level since Argus Media began assessing the prices in 2012.
In August-October, several SSP sales from Brazil's domestic production – which also encompasses Galvani and CMOC – were concluded at prices lower than the import levels, pressuring the fertilizer price down to US$175 - 180/t cfr at ports. Prices fell to US$255/t fob Paranagua, in southern Parana state, and US$288/t fob Rondonopolis, in central-western Mato Grosso state, in October, the lowest level since 2023.
Original news release by Gisele Augusto on Argus Media.
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