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Indonesia raises biodiesel blend to B50

04/09/2026 Go to Evidence

50% of global palm oil export volumes comes from Indonesia, which announced the introduction of the B50 blend from July 2026, with full implementation expected by October.

Agricultural Market Information System (2026).

Agricultural Market Information System. (2026, September 4). Market Monitor No. 141, September 2026. https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/sites/default/files/2026-09/AMIS_Market_Monitor_September_2026.pdf

Ethanol output projected to rise 11.7%

20/08/2026 Go to Evidence

41.88 billion litres is Brazil's estimated total ethanol production for 2026/27, an 11.7% increase from the previous crop season. Sugarcane ethanol would reach 29.98 billion litres, up 9.7%, while corn ethanol would reach 11.91 billion litres, up 17%. The mandatory blend of anhydrous ethanol in gasoline increased from 30% to 32% in late July.

Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (2026)

Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento. (2026, 20 de agosto). Nova estimativa de cana-de açúcar traz produção de 705,2 millones de toneladas na safra 2026/27. https://www.gov.br/conab/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/nova-estimativa-de-cana-de-acucar-traz-producao-de-705-2-milhoes-de-toneladas-na-safra-2026-27

El Niño may pressure two inflation types

28/07/2026 Go to Evidence

2 components of inflation, food and energy, could increase in response to an intense El Niño event in Latin America during 2026.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 28 de julio). ¿Qué países serán los más golpeados por El Niño en 2026? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/paises-mas-golpeados-el-nino-america-latina-2026/

Uruguay heading for a rapeseed record:350k in 2026

05/04/2026 Go to Evidence

Uruguay will exceed 350,000 hectares of brassicas in 2026 — compared to 348,000 in 2022 — driven by lower nitrogen fertilizer dependency versus wheat and canola prices consolidated above USD 500/mt. (El Observador, 2026).

El Observador. ( 2026)La revolución de los cultivos aceiteros se acelera por la crisis del petróleo.

Diario El Observador (2026)

Soybean oil rises 3.4% driven by biofuel demand

30/03/2026 Go to Evidence

Soybean oil prices rose up to 3.4% in Chicago, reaching 69.68 cents per pound — the highest level since late 2022 — driven by the Iran conflict and new US biofuel blending mandates that materially increase biomass-based diesel demand for 2026 (Hirtzer, Bloomberg Línea, 2026).

(Hirtzer, Bloomberg Línea, 2026).

Bloomberg Línea (2026)

Market to reach USD 14.9 billion

19/02/2026 Go to Evidence

USD 14,902.41 million is the projected size of the U.S. nitrogenous fertilizer market by 2035, up from USD 11,761.90 million in 2025, with a 2.39% CAGR from 2026 to 2035.

Precedence Research (2026)

Precedence Research. (2026, February 19). U.S. Nitrogenous Fertilizer Market Size, Share and Trends 2026 to 2035. https://www.precedenceresearch.com/us-nitrogenous-fertilizer-market

Urea leads nitrogen fertilizers

19/02/2026 Go to Evidence

2025 was the year in which urea dominated the U.S. nitrogenous fertilizer market as the product segment with the largest share.

Precedence Research (2026)

Precedence Research. (2026, February 19). U.S. Nitrogenous Fertilizer Market Size, Share and Trends 2026 to 2035. https://www.precedenceresearch.com/us-nitrogenous-fertilizer-market

Less fertilizer, stable yields

19/02/2026 Go to Evidence

AI enables growers to use less fertilizer while maintaining reliable crop yields by supporting precise nutrient management strategies under uncertain market conditions.

Precedence Research (2026)

Precedence Research. (2026, February 19). U.S. Nitrogenous Fertilizer Market Size, Share and Trends 2026 to 2035. https://www.precedenceresearch.com/us-nitrogenous-fertilizer-market

Energy transition

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

The global spending gap in energy transition is 286 billion USD annually (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Basic services: gap in productivity

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

42.7 was the external relative labor productivity index for Basic services in LAC versus the EU (EU=100) in 2023 (ECLAC, 2025).

42,7 fue el índice de productividad laboral relativa externa del sector Servicios básicos de ALC frente a la UE (UE=100) en 2023, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).