Morocco Emerges as Key Fertilizer Supplier as Brazil’s Reliance Grows

By 2025, Moroccan fertilizer exports to Brazil are projected to skyrocket, increasing by over 30%, in a global context of tight fertilizer demand. This dynamic reveals a reconfiguration of South-South trade, where Morocco, leveraging its phosphate resources, is becoming a crucial supplier for the Brazilian agricultural giant. Behind the figures lies a growing strategic dependence of Brazil and a subtle reversal of the trade balance between the two countries.

Morocco is consolidating its position as a key player in the international fertilizer trade by 2025, becoming one of Brazil’s main fertilizer suppliers. According to data from the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, relayed by the Brazilian Ministry of Commerce, Moroccan fertilizer exports to Brazil jumped 30.19% between January and October 2025, reaching $559.18 million. This figure places the Kingdom among the most dynamic suppliers in a sector that is strategic for Brazilian food security.

A tight global market, a winning Morocco

This rise in power is taking place within a global context marked by structural disruptions in fertilizer supply chains. The war in Ukraine, which restricted access to Russian and Belarusian fertilizers, the export restrictions imposed by China on phosphates, and the volatility of energy costs have caused relative scarcity on the global market.

Faced with these uncertainties, Morocco, the world’s largest holder of phosphate reserves and a major industrial player through OCP Group, has reinforced its role as an “exporter of stability.” The growth in exports to Brazil is a direct manifestation of this ability to respond to urgent global demand in a market where prices and volumes are closely monitored by governments.

A growing strategic dependence:

Brazil, a global agricultural giant, relies critically on imports to fertilize its crops. More than 85% of the fertilizers used in the country are imported. Recent data shows that Morocco has become a strategic partner in this supply by 2025.

Brazilian states like Mato Grosso, Paraná, and Goiás, the main producers of soybeans, corn, and cotton, now source some of their supplies through import corridors via the port of Casablanca. This logistical realignment has accelerated over the past two years, driven by Brazil’s desire to diversify its supply sources and avoid over-reliance, particularly on geopolitically sensitive partners.

The success of Moroccan fertilizers on the Brazilian market also reflects a qualitative adjustment, in the sense that phosphate fertilizers, adapted to tropical soils and produced according to high industrial standards, meet the performance requirements of the Brazilian agro-industrial sector.

A trade balance increasingly favorable to Morocco

While bilateral trade between the two countries remained stable, with a trade volume of approximately $2.3 billion between January and October 2025, the trend is clearly in favor of the Kingdom. Brazilian imports from Morocco increased by 3.6%, driven primarily by phosphate and compound fertilizers.

In contrast, Brazilian exports to Morocco fell by 5%, to $1 billion. This decline is mainly due to the drop in sugar sales (-35.2%), totaling $462.4 million, despite continued exports of corn and livestock.

This growing trade imbalance in Morocco’s favor reveals a structural shift. The Kingdom exports products with high strategic and added value, while Brazil sells basic commodities, which are more exposed to fluctuations in international markets.

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