Fertilizer Imports & Exports in 2012

By CnAgri2013-01-28 13:54:33 Print China’s fertilizer imports and exports registered 8.355 million MT and 18.219 million MT respectively in 2012 in terms of product weight, up 6.8% but down 2.6% respectively on the year-on-year basis. Fertilizer imports kept growing in the last four years.
 
Of the fertilizer imports in 2012, potassium chloride and NPK registered 6.342 million MT and 1.319 million MT respectively, accounting for 76% and 16% of the total respectively.
 
Of the fertilizer exports in 2012, urea, DAP and AS registered 6.948 million MT, 3.934 million MT and 2.153 million MT respectively, 38%, 22% and 12% of the total respectively. Urea and DAP exports stepped up in the fourth quarter of 2012.
 
Net fertilizer exports were 9.864 million MT in 2012, a drop of 9.4% on the year-on-year basis. Considering falling net exports and growing domestic production, fertilizer supply is predicted to be abundant in 2013.
  

From “China Fertilizer Market Weekly Report”