Statistics on China’s chemical fertilizer import and export volume in July 2018

According to preliminary statistics from China Customs, in July 2018, China exported 2.13 million tons of various mineral fertilizers and fertilizers (excluding ammonium chloride, potassium nitrate and organic and organic fertilizers), a year-on-year decrease of 19.3%; the export value was US$650 million, Reduced by 3.6%.

From January to July, China exported 11.712 million tons of mineral fertilizers and fertilizers, a year-on-year decrease of 13.8%; the cumulative export value was 3.279 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 0.5%.

In terms of fertilizer imports, China imported a total of 540,000 tons of various fertilizers in July 2018, with an import value of US$171 million. As the new annual joint import of potash fertilizer has not reached an agreement, the import of potash fertilizer has decreased, and the total amount of various fertilizer imports in the month hit a new low in the year. From January to July, the cumulative import was 6.098 million tons, an increase of 16.7% over the same period of last year; the cumulative import value was 1.671 billion US dollars, an increase of 26.1%.

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