Page 24 - TCL International VILLETA BUSINESS PLAN AND FEASABILITY STUDY

c. Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals

The size of the soybean plantation area is a good indicator of the
amount of fertilizers and chemicals used in the country. There is
one organization called “Union de Cooperativas” (UNICOOP),
composed of 9 coops, that uses most the agricultural related
imports.

Table 13: Soybean Plantation Growth

Area
Hectare x 1000 2000 2005 2010 2015

Soybean 1,350 2,230 2,870 3,300
Source: MAG (Ministry of Agriculture and Cattle)

The amount of fertilizers needed per hectare of soybean is about
300 kilos equaling about 1,000,000 tons. It is reported that the total
amount of imported fertilizers and chemicals was over one million
tons in that year.

d. Imports Projection

Import products such as fuel, electronics, chemicals, machinery,
vehicles, appliances, electrical related goods, are of high value.

Due to the increase in the local production as well as an increase
in the local purchase power, imports will continue to grow in the
foreseeable future.

The following figure and table are taken from the “Plan Maestro de
Infraestructura y Servicios de Transporte del Paraguay 2011 -
2031” by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications, and
the Inter-American Development Bank.

Figure 1: Total Imports Projection

According to that report he total volume by weight would grow
from 3.5 million tons in 2014 to 5 million by 2020 and 7.9 million in

19