YPFB invoices more than USD 46 million for the sale of urea in the first half of 2023

This YPFB release was published using machine translation.

Santa Cruz, Jul 18, 2023 (AN-YPFB).- Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) invoiced a value of more than USD 46 million, between January and June 2023, for the commercialization of 123,908 metric tons (MT) of granulated urea in consumer markets.

"In the aforementioned period, more than 33,414 MT of fertilizer were delivered to the domestic market, while an amount greater than 90,490 MT was sent to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Peru," said Armin Dorgathen Tapia, president of the state oil company.

The main market for the urea produced in the complex at the “Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz” Ammonia and Urea Plant was Brazil, a neighboring country to which more than 82,400 MT of urea were shipped.

SANTA CRUZ, THE LARGEST CONSUMER

Between January and June of this year, the department that consumed the most fertilizer produced in the YPFB petrochemical complex was Santa Cruz, with a total of 19,607 metric tons.

"The largest consumer of fertilizer in the aforementioned period is the department of Santa Cruz with a 58.68% share in sales, followed by Cochabamba, La Paz and Tarija," said the manager of Derived and Industrialized Products of YPFB, Gabriela Delgadillo. Salazar.

Sales were registered to various clients including producers and wholesale distributors, as well as to public entities such as the Strategic Company for the Production of Fertilizers and Fertilizers (EEPAF), the Ministry of Civil Defense, the Autonomous Departmental Government of Cochabamba and the National Fund for Integral Development (FONADIN).

YPFB encourages the good use of urea in different crops with technical recommendations for application, meeting the needs of farmers.

For the direct purchase procedures of the fertilizer, the agricultural producers must carry out procedures before the commercial team of the Management of Derived and Industrialized Products of YPFB. Urea prices are published on the YPFB website.

The petrochemical complex located in the town of Bulo Bulo in the department of Cochabamba, has one of the best technologies in Latin America, a condition that allows Bolivia to be a country that contributes a competitive fertilizer to agriculture and contributes to food security in the region. .