May 27, 2023, 10:23 PM
May 27, 2023, 10:23 PM
Between January and April 2023, Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) billed more than $us 10.7 million for the sale of 22,693 metric tons of granulated urea in the domestic market. Of that amount, 54% was sold in Santa Cruz, informed the manager of Derivatives and Industrialized Products of the state oil company, Gabriela Delgadillo.
“Bolivian farmers demand greater volumes of urea each year for use in agriculture,” said the executive, who specified that the other departments that demand the most urea, after Santa Cruz, are Cochabamba, La Paz and Tarija.
The information was shared during the first fair “Expo Agronorte San José de Chiquitos”, held in the Santa Cruz community on June 6, an activity in which Vice President David Choquehuanca, staff from the state oil company, small producers, Mennonite colonies and others participated.
At the event, Yacimientos officials reported on the benefits and advantages of fertilizer in crops such as corn, sorghum, grasses, watermelon and other products. They also had rMeetings with producers so that they can purchase the fertilizer at the different points of sale of the state company. Prices and direct purchase procedures were socialized.
In March, the president of YPFB Corporación Armin Dorgathen highlighted that by 2022 it was possible to “practically replace all urea imports” for the national market.
