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Compound NPK and Magnesium for Banana Plantations
A banana plantation consumes fertilizer continuously and in large tonnages, which makes it one of the few crop groups where the buyer really is a commercial purchasing function rather than a grower with a bag. A fertilizer for banana plantation has to be specified, scheduled and documented like any other industrial input — because a shipment that arrives out of specification shows up across a whole block rather than in a single row.
We supply the confirmed lines a banana programme is built from: high-tower compound fertilizer at NPK 25-12-8 with magnesium and zinc to GB/T 15063-2020, at total nutrients of 45% minimum, with other ratios formulated to the buyer's specification; macro-element water-soluble fertilizer at 19-19-19 + 2MgO + TE and 20-20-20 + 2MgO + TE to NY/T 1107-2020; and anhydrous magnesium sulfate at 98% minimum MgSO4, chloride at 0.2% maximum.
This page speaks to plantation procurement groups and the regional distributors who supply them. It covers the grades, the packing that suits estate application, the documents that travel with the container and the questions worth settling before a first order. It publishes no application rate and no yield figure, because both depend on your own block data.
The problem
What this page is here to solve
Tonnage that has to be uniform
A plantation buys the same grade again and again, and each repetition multiplies a small difference: a granule that crumbles differently or a solubility that shifts changes how the block is fed. What a buyer needs is a grade whose figures do not move, and a batch certificate of analysis that evidences it.
Magnesium and chloride do not have to arrive together
Where a programme wants magnesium but not extra chloride, the source matters as much as the content. Anhydrous magnesium sulfate states both figures — MgSO4 at 98% minimum and chloride at 0.2% maximum — so a magnesium correction can be planned without adding an unstated salt load.
A programme that changes but a supply chain that cannot
A banana cycle moves through phases, and the analysis a buyer wants may shift from one phase to the next. With two water-soluble grades in the same handling and compound ratios open to specification, the programme can change without changing the packing, the documents or the unloading method.
Documents that hold up a perishable operation
In a plantation, a late container is not a storage problem, it is a field problem. We prepare the invoice, packing list, bill of lading, batch certificate of analysis, technical data sheet and safety data sheet as one set, and check it against your broker's requirements before the vessel sails.
Recommended configuration
Confirmed grades behind a banana programme
The table shows the confirmed lines this page is built on; a ratio or packing outside it we will tell you about before you plan around it.
| Product | Confirmed grade & standard | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|
| High-tower compound fertilizer | NPK 25-12-8 + 2MgO + 0.2Zn · total nutrients ≥ 45% · granule 1.5–4.5 mm · chloride ≤ 3.0% · GB/T 15063-2020 | Granular main application by mechanical spreading; other ratios to buyer specification |
| Macro-element water-soluble fertilizer | 19-19-19 + 2MgO + TE · total nutrients ≥ 57% · NY/T 1107-2020 | Where the operation fertigates or mixes its own solution |
| Macro-element water-soluble fertilizer | 20-20-20 + 2MgO + TE · total nutrients ≥ 60% | Higher-nutrient alternative in the same systems |
| Anhydrous magnesium sulfate | MgSO4 ≥ 98% · chloride ≤ 0.2% · water-insoluble matter ≤ 0.10% | Magnesium and sulfur input where the programme calls for one |
| Packing | 25 kg or 50 kg PP woven bags with PE liner · 1000 kg FIBC with PE liner | Bags for field-level operations; FIBC for central stores and mechanised spreading |
Specifications shown are indicative; the controlling values are those in the technical data sheet (TDS) and the batch certificate of analysis issued for your order.
Why work with us
Written into the quotation, not into an advert
Each point below is written into the quotation, where you can check it, rather than into an advert.
- Quotations built from your specification — ratio, packing, quantity and destination port on one page
- Technical data sheet and safety data sheet issued before you commit
- Batch certificate of analysis with every shipment, treated as the controlling record
- A magnesium input with the chloride figure stated, so it can be planned into a programme deliberately
- Packing and loading plan agreed in writing for 20' and 40' containers
- We say no early: if a ratio or a run falls outside what we can produce, you hear it at quotation
FAQ
Questions buyers ask about this
- Which grades do you supply for banana plantations?
- High-tower compound fertilizer at NPK 25-12-8 + 2MgO + 0.2Zn to GB/T 15063-2020, with other ratios to buyer specification; macro-element water-soluble fertilizer at 19-19-19 and 20-20-20 + 2MgO + TE to NY/T 1107-2020; and anhydrous magnesium sulfate at 98% minimum MgSO4 with chloride at 0.2% maximum.
- Do you give application rates?
- No. Rates depend on soil, plant density, cycle stage and the rest of the programme, and they are for your agronomist to set. We state composition, packing and the standard each grade is produced to.
- Can you supply a different compound ratio for a banana programme?
- High-tower compound fertilizer can be formulated to the buyer's ratio within our confirmed capability, subject to a minimum order for a custom run. Send the ratio and quantity and we will confirm what we can produce and on what lead time.
- Which packing suits a plantation?
- 25 kg or 50 kg PP woven bags with a PE liner for field operations and smaller stores, and 1000 kg jumbo bags with a PE liner for central stores and mechanised handling. Loading quantities differ, and the loading plan states both.
- Who handles registration and clearance?
- The importer or its local agent, because registration is held by whoever is licensed in that market. We provide the technical file, specifications and product documents the process needs, in the form your agent asks for.
Related
Specifications, documents and buying notes
High-Tower Compound Fertilizer
High-tower granulated NPK 25-12-8 with magnesium and zinc for field, orchard and vegetable crops.
Macro-Element Water-Soluble Fertilizer
Water-soluble NPK grades 19-19-19 and 20-20-20 + 2MgO + TE for fertigation and foliar feeding.
Anhydrous Magnesium Sulfate
Anhydrous MgSO₄ ≥98% — magnesium raw material for fertilizer, desiccant and industrial use.
Packing and Container Loading for Chemicals: What to Ask For Before You Order
Packing decides your handling cost and how much product fits in a container. The five questions that turn a quoted price into a landed cost.
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Send your block specification
Grade, packing, quantity and destination port is enough for us to return a comparable quotation and the document list behind it.