EEAOC report on the analysis of the price of urea, the price of sugar and the input-output relationship for sugarcane producers at the time of fertilization.
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March 26th
By: Virginia Paredes, Daniela Perez, Graciela Rodriguez, Luis Alonso and Eduardo Raul Romero
Summary: In this article we will They analyze the price of urea, the price of sugar and the input-output relationship, which are the elements that influence the sugarcane producer’s decision-making when fertilizing. The expenditure incurred to fertilize the short sugarcane in the 2023/2024 campaign (harvest 2024) in Tucumán was also calculated.
During the period 2015-2023, the average price of urea was 581 USD/t, that of sugar 479 USD/t without VAT, and to acquire 100 kg of urea, on average, 2.69 bags of sugar were needed (input-output ratio).
Regarding the determination of fertilization costs for 2023/2024, six possible alternatives were taken into account, which combined different nitrogen sources, fertilizer doses and fertilization machinery. The expenditure for the selected alternatives varied between $53,720/ha, equivalent to 2.4 bags of sugar/ha, and $100,140/ha or 4.4 bags of sugar/ha. In all cases, for the 2024 harvest, the productive benefit of the practice amply covered the cost of its implementation.
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