A few days ago, the reporter learned from the Suifenhe Customs that from January to July this year, the Suifenhe Port imported 578,000 tons of mineral fertilizer and fertilizer, which was 3.4 times more than the same period of last year (the same below).

It is understood that the import volume of chemical fertilizer at the Suifenhe Port will increase at first and then decrease, and the average import price will vibrate. In January, Suifenhe Port imported 122,000 tons of chemical fertilizers, which was the highest value since 2009, an increase of 129.7 times year-on-year. In March, it imported 123,000 tons, the highest value in January 2009 to July this year, a three-fold increase; in July it fell to 5.6 Ten thousand tons, an increase of 4.4 times.

Among them, the small trade on the border is the main business, and general trade has increased substantially. From January to July, Suifenhe Port imported 545,000 tons of chemical fertilizers by border trade, an increase of 3.1 times, accounting for 94.3% of the total imports of fertilizers at the Suifenhe Port during the same period; and imported 33,000 tons of fertilizers by general trade, accounting for 5.7% of the total. In the same period last year, there was no import of chemical fertilizers.

Private companies dominate and state-owned collectives are new forces. From January to July, private enterprises in the Suifenhe Port imported 497,000 tons of fertilizer, an increase of 2.9 times, which accounted for 86% of the total imports of fertilizer at the Suifenhe Port during the same period. In addition, state-owned enterprises imported 48,000 tons, an increase of 10.8 times, accounting for 8.3%; collective enterprises imported 34,000 tons, accounting for 5.9% of the same period last year.

Among the imported fertilizer varieties, the main species is potassium chloride, and the import of potassium salts has dropped rapidly. From January to July, the Suifenhe port imported 576,000 tons of potassium chloride, an increase of 3.7 times, which accounted for 99.7% of the total imports of fertilizer at the Suifenhe Port during the same period. In addition, the import of potassium salt 0.21 million tons, down 76.5%, accounting for 0.3%.

According to the analysis of the Suifenhe Customs staff, with the global economy picking up, the price of agricultural products has risen, and the demand for global fertilizers is expected to increase by 4.9% from 2009 to reach 170 million tons (pursuant to the same, below), in which nitrogen fertilizer demand increased by 2.6% and phosphorus fertilizer growth by 6.2%. Potassium Fertilizer Increases 13.5% 1. China is the world's largest potash fertilizer demand country, and potash fertilizer is also the country's most highly dependent fertilizer, with a dependence of up to 70%. Since last year, international potash giants have been forced by market pressure, and the high price policy of “limited production and price protection” has started to waver, and the trade price of potash fertilizer has begun to return rationally. Data show that in July of this year, the international potash fertilizer trading price dropped from US$1,000/ton at the beginning of the year to US$400/ton, and the decline in the trading price of potash fertilizer stimulated domestic demand for imported potash fertilizer to some extent. It is worth noting that the shortage of potash fertilizer for the past three years is far from bottoming out, and there is a continuing trend of enlargement. Relevant departments expect that China's total potash fertilizer demand (including appropriate stockpiles) will be around 6.5 million to 7.4 million tons in 20102, which is far below the level of 10 million tons in 2007. The demand gap of nearly 3 million tons in the future will gradually recover, and mainly rely on imports to make up for it. At present, the main importers of fertilizers in the international market have fallen to the bottom line. In addition, the global agricultural production situation in the first half of this year is not good. In the second half of the year, countries will increase investment to ensure food security, and fertilizer demand will further increase. This will inevitably exacerbate the competition for potash fertilizers and other fertilizer resources, and the price of potash fertilizer may rebound.

Insiders suggested further monitoring and early warning of potash fertilizer import and domestic production capacity release, rational regulation of supply and demand, stabilization of the domestic potash fertilizer market, promotion of international cooperation, strengthening of linkages with other major importers of potash fertilizers, and gradual improvement of the international potash fertilizer supply and demand alliance. Status; Integrate domestic potash fertilizer import enterprises, play the role of industry associations, and enhance the ability of foreign negotiation; reasonably plan the layout of domestic potash fertilizer industry, increase self-sufficiency of potash fertilizer, support powerful enterprises to participate in international resource development, and gradually reverse the situation in which potash fertilizer is subject to human control.