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Decision journey study

How Russian DAP suppliers appear in the algorithmic choice of Brazilian buyers

A large fertiliser importer · seasonal purchase

7/ 100

7 out of 100 — this is how much the object influences the choice in this scenario0 — the buyer never sees you, 100 — you are recommended first

Study index · object's CCI on this marketChoice Control Index of the object on this market, 0–100: how far it gets through the stages of choice and how often it wins. Measured on this market with this buyer type — on another market the same object scores differently.
+4 vs Q4 2025Brazil · Q1 2026 · AI systems: 7
Photo: Suyash Dwivedi · CC BY-SA 4.0

The choice happens right here.

On a specific scenario and in the relevant languages we show where the company holds a strong position and where it starts to lose it.

Pick a company and find out why it loses the position, who takes its place, what the economic effect is and what can be changed.

AI systems: 7
AI systemThe measurement runs in every AI system at once. The combined result is shown by default. Each system shapes the choice differently: it uses its own sources, models and market context. So a company’s position can differ at different stages of the choice journey — from discovery to recommendation. Pick a system to see where exactly the company wins or loses its position.
Target marketConfidence: low
$2.5–3.5bn / year · 2025 · Brazil

~13% of the global market

Basis
annual trade / sales

The range is the spread between independent vendor estimates: they draw the category boundary differently. A single figure would be falsely precise.

Choice scenarios

The scenario is the economic task being measured. It sits below the market: each market has its own scenarios. Switching it recomputes the stages of choice, the point of maximum loss, the journey comparison, and the forecast under “Points of intervention”. The key finding, the loss factors, and the competitors belong to the measurement as a whole.

Language is a run condition, not a separate scenario: the same economic task is asked in the local language and in English. The gap between them is visible in the raw observations at the bottom of the page.

Compare the scenarios across journeys →
Choice journey

Passing the stages of choice

Share of AI-system answers where the object passes each stage of choice and stays in the buyer's consideration field. The early stages make up the Participation Index, the shortlist and recommendation — the Win Index.

Measured

Measurement conditions: S1 «Choosing a DAP supplier for the new purchasing season» · journey «Problem-first» · Brazil · languages PT, EN · AI systems: 7 · Q1 2026

01DiscoveryDoes the object appear in the answer space at all?
02ConsiderationDoes the AI present it as a real alternative worth considering?
03EvaluationDoes it enter a substantive comparison against the choice criteria?
04ShortlistDoes it enter the final set of candidates?
05RecommendationDoes the AI recommend it outright as a preferred option?
Where the choice is lostPhosAgro
−9
−27
−31largest loss
−9

Height of a column is the share of answers where the object passes the stage. The narrowing between columns is the loss.

Participation index63first three stages
Win index7shortlist and recommendation

A stage is analytical markup of a step, not a required order of conversation: a journey may start with a recommendation and come back to comparison.

Key finding

PhosAgro is well known to the AI systems, but loses most of its position at the comparative evaluation stage and barely reaches the final recommendation.

Point of maximum loss

The largest loss occurs between the stages «Evaluation» and «Shortlist» −31 pp for PhosAgro on the selected journey.

Why the position is lost

Choice factors that keep the object out of the final recommendation.

Not enough international projects in the evidence base
63%
Weak local distribution and service in Brazil
47%
Sanctions risk in the AI's reasoning
39%
A shortage of English- and Portuguese-language technical materials
31%
Uncertainty over logistics and financing
26%

Position depends on the journey and on the scenario

Probability of a final recommendation for PhosAgro for each decision journey, in both scenarios.

S1S2

The scenarios are different economic tasks. Their levels may be set side by side but not subtracted: the gap between scenarios is not a deficit to be closed.

Who takes the place

In AI recommendations (60–100)
Medium (30–59)
Low (10–29)
Critical (0–9)

Tile area and colour show the win index on this market — shortlist and recommendation. The participation index is in the table view.

For companies · from findings to action

What implementation givessample analysis

Each hypothesis is a verifiable action with a forecast of the index gain. Approve the ones you take on — implementation starts from your confirmation.

  1. 01loss factor · 63% of answers

    Structuring the international project evidence base in machine-readable form will raise passage through the evaluation stage.

    Not enough international projects in the evidence base

    Forecast+13pts to the indexEconomic potential≈ $31 mn / year
  2. 02loss factor · 47% of answers

    Portuguese-language technical materials will lower the language barrier in Portuguese scenarios.

    Weak local distribution and service in Brazil

    Forecast+10pts to the indexEconomic potential≈ $24 mn / year
  3. 03loss factor · 39% of answers

    Confirmed local service infrastructure will add a trust signal and reduce the loss on the transition into the shortlist.

    Sanctions risk in the AI's reasoning

    Forecast+8pts to the indexEconomic potential≈ $19 mn / year
How the forecast is calculatedforecast · model

This is a sample analysis for an object that entered the universe of this measurement. The universe is assembled anew at every scan of the category: its composition and the positions within it may change. Forecast, not a measurement. The upper bound is the loss at the narrowest transition, distributed across the weights of the loss factors; stage-passing points are carried into index points one to one, and the conversion coefficient is not yet established by the methodology. The money figure uses a working calibration: CCI is measured inside the category universe rather than against the whole market, so 25 index points are taken as roughly 2 percentage points of market share. The actual gain is obtained empirically only — by repeating the same benchmark after the intervention.

Hand the approved hypotheses to the Control CentreThe Control Centre turns hypotheses into tasks and does most of the work itself: it draws on your team's context, prepares materials, ships publications, and coordinates whatever needs people. Control and the key decisions stay with you.
Full plan potential+31pts to the index738index 7 → 38≈ $74 mn / yearforecast · model
For researchers · verification and authorship
Verifiability · for researchers

Check the conclusions against the raw observations

Study the data, reproduce the conclusions or find what we missed.

How the measurement works
170
observations
7
AI systems
2
languages · PT, EN
Q1 2026
measurement
Sample data rows
IDQueryModelLangAnswer (fragment)
014Quais são os fornecedores mais confiáveis de DAP para importação em grande volume no Brasil?ChatGPTPT…entre os principais fornecedores estão Mosaic e OCP. A PhosAgro (Rússia) oferece produto de alta qualidade, porém há riscos logísticos e de conformidade a considerar…
041Recommend DAP suppliers for a Brazilian agricultural cooperative purchasing 50,000 tonnes for the planting season.GeminiEN…for reliable seasonal supply consider Mosaic (local presence) and Ma'aden (competitive pricing). Russian producers such as PhosAgro are known for quality but face financing and shipping uncertainty…
072Vale a pena considerar fornecedores russos de fosfato diamônico para o mercado brasileiro?ClaudePT…a qualidade do DAP russo é reconhecida, mas a maioria dos compradores prioriza fornecedores com suporte local e histórico recente de entregas na região…
001Quais são os principais fornecedores de DAP para o Brasil?PerplexityPT…Mosaic e OCP são citadas primeiro; PhosAgro é conhecida pela escala, mas raramente aparece nas listas de qualificação…
002Who are the leading DAP suppliers for Brazil?GeminiEN…Mosaic and OCP are named first; PhosAgro is known as a large producer but rarely appears in the qualification lists…
A place for you
Open study · GolOps Research

Diammonium phosphate (DAP) × Brazil

Take this study under your name. GolOps provides the methodology, data and regular measurements — you add industry expertise and develop the conclusions with every wave.

Authorship stays with you. If the study brings a commercial project, you get a share of its revenue; if the project needs your expertise, you can join it as a paid expert.

$2.5–3.5 bnmarket volume per year
2choice scenarios
7AI systems measured
5objects compared
Authorship · share in commercial projects · Terms of participation are fixed before the study starts
Paid tasks · Brazil

PhosAgro loses the choice at the stage «Shortlist»

PhosAgro — 11% · Mosaic — 64%. In 63% of observations one of the reasons is not enough international projects in the evidence base.

  • GEO · Brazil

    Record of international projects

    Structure the international project record in machine-readable form.

    Expected effect+13 pts to the index1 contractor
  • Content · Brazil

    Technical materials in Portuguese

    Translate and publish technical materials in Portuguese.

    Expected effect+10 pts to the index1 contractor

Photo: Пресс-центр Правительства Тульской области (CC BY 4.0), Jason Parker-Burlingham (CC BY 2.0)