Fertilizer Export Data of China
According to the statistics of the Chinese Customs, in January 2019, China exported 2.28 million tons of fertilizers (in kind, the same below).
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Among them, 590,000 tons of urea and 390,000 tons of diammonium phosphate were exported. Compared with the same period in 2018, the export volume of fertilizers (including fertilizer grade ammonium chloride and potassium nitrate) increased by 62.8%, urea export volume increased by 312.8% and diammonium phosphate export volume increased by 59.6%.
In January 2019, China’s exports of potassium sulfate and nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium ternary compound fertilizers were 7203 tons and 40608 tons respectively, up 1703.3% and 1163.1% respectively from the same period last year. Since January 2019, China has stopped imposing temporary export tariffs on potassium fertilizers and ternary compound fertilizers to boost exports.
Fertilizer Import Data in China
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On the import side, 1.28 million tons of fertilizers were imported in January 2019. Among them, 1.08 million tons of potassium chloride and 150,000 tons of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium ternary compound fertilizer were imported.
The import of potassium chloride increased by 14.4% and the ternary compound fertilizer of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium increased by 35.7% over the same period.
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