In the first half of the year, the import dependency of potassium fertilizer fell below 50%

Business News Agency July 13 from January to May, China's apparent consumption of potassium fertilizer reached 3.58 million tons, an increase of 22.6% over the previous year. Among them, domestic potash fertilizer accounted for 52.7% of the total supply, which means that China's dependence on imported potassium fertilizer has fallen below 50% to 47.32%. In addition, 1.2 million tons of equipment of the Xinjiang Potash Group this year has passed acceptance and is expected to be put into use in the fourth quarter. At that time, the dependence on imported potash may drop to between 40-45%. Although the output of potash fertilizer in China continues to increase, but from the perspective of the utilization of domestic potash fertilizer, it is still less than the import of potash fertilizer, one of the important reasons is that the domestic potash fertilizer transportation is weak, the supply of orders is not timely; and small and medium-sized production enterprises are subject to funds restrictions Instead of storing a large amount of raw materials, it chooses to purchase replenishment on demand and on-demand purchases. Therefore, in order to maintain the normal start-up, it is necessary to target the import of potash. At present, China's potash fertilizer supply and demand are still difficult to reach a balance. In order to improve China's potash fertilizer supply pattern and continuously reduce foreign dependence, in addition to improving supply security, establish a reasonable price system to stabilize the healthy development of the domestic market, as well as improve domestic potash fertilizer for personal use. The rate will play an active role.