Bianca Paiva
Reporter - Agência Brasil

Brasília – The National Supply Company (Conab) reports that between January and November 2005 a total of over 18 million tons of fertilizers were sold in Brazil. That is down from 22.8 million tons during the same period in 2004.

Conab, which regularly surveys the farm sector, points out that the drop in fertilizer use is the first since 1999.

Translation: Allen Bennett