La Verdad Oculta de los Precios de Fertilizantes | MSc. Cesar Palacio 🚜

Did you know that for every $100 you spend on traditional urea, you could be throwing $85 in the trash? In this episode #98 of Voices of the Field, we break down the crisis and the global fertilizer trade with expert César Palacio Martínez. Latin America produces food for the world, but we import between 70% and 80% of our fertilizers. We talk about geopolitics, why prices went from $200 to $800 per ton, the depletion of global phosphorus reserves, and most importantly: strategies and alternatives (such as silicon and bio-inputs) to make your investment in agriculture more efficient. ⏱️ Chapter Index: 00:00 - Introduction: The Money We Throw Away 02:01 - How Are Chemical Fertilizers Manufactured? 03:52 - Latin America's heavy dependence (70% - 80% imported) 06:51 - Why don't we produce Urea? The case of Venezuela 08:35 - Sponsor #1 Ionicc 08:55 - Fertilizers and global food sovereignty 10:46 - Difference between raw materials and granular NPK complex 14:02 - The origin of Potassium and the future scarcity of Phosphorus 18:20 - Sponsor #2 Aquaform 18:40 - What are we doing in Latin America in the face of the lack of mines? 22:46 - Price volatility: India, freight, and wars 31:37 - When to buy? Strategies in the face of uncertainty 38:37 - Efficiency: Urea with inhibitors vs. Traditional Urea 43:06 - The Benefits of Silicon in Soil and Plants 45:26 - The Future: Biochemical, Organic, and Mineral Fertilizers 50:26 - Stagnation of Planted Area in Latin America 53:46 - A Message of Gratitude for the Farmer 🚀 Join the Voices of the Field community! Subscribe for more content on profitable and sustainable agriculture, livestock, and aquaculture. 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/51gx... 🌐 Support us on Patreon 👉   / vocesdelcampo   🌐 Follow us on WhatsApp 👉 https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029... 🌐 Follow us on Instagram 👉   / voces_campo   🌐 Follow us on TikTok 👉   / voces_campo   🌐 Contact our guest 👉 [email protected]