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China urea prices keep falling on rising supply, weak demand

China urea prices have been falling this month, because of rising supply and weak demand. As of August 25, prices had plunged by CNY200-400/mt in most regions and even over CNY600/mt in some

8-26-2021 17:52:37

China urea operating rate analysis in Aug 14-20

The operating rates of China urea units averaged 72.59% in the week over August 14-20, higher than last week. And the operating rate on August 20 was 73.14%.

8-25-2021 17:23:42

Shandong’s urea price drops on weak fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), August 16, 2021--The urea market price in Linyi City of Shandong Province fell from CNY2,840/mt on August 8 to CNY2,660-2,670/mt on August 13, with a decline of CNY180/mt wit

8-16-2021 16:19:44

Average weekly urea operating rate down to 67.36%

Shandong (JLC), August 12, 2021--In the week over July 31-August 6, the overall operating rate in China urea industry continued slipping.

8-12-2021 09:06:35

Sulfur output stays high on normal production

Shandong (JLC), August 9, 2021--This week ended August 6, domestic sulfur enterprises’ output stayed high, with the weekly operating rate in domestic sulfur industry at around 77% on the w

8-9-2021 09:04:18

Average urea operating rate up to 74.32%

Shandong (JLC), July 19, 2021--In the week over July 10-16, the overall operating rate in China urea industry picked up. As of July 16, the overall operating rate was 74.77%.

7-19-2021 16:20:47

Synthetic ammonia prices slip on oversupply

Shandong (JLC), July 14, 2021--Domestic synthetic ammonia market prices slipped as ammonia enterprises lowered their EXW offers in rationality to promote sales due to supply glut.

7-14-2021 17:14:47

Urea supply down on operating rate decrease

Shandong (JLC), July 12, 2021--China’s urea market supply decreased as the operating rate in domestic urea industry retreated, leading to declines in output.

7-12-2021 17:07:06

Urea prices hit high levels in H1

Shandong (JLC), July 8, 2021--China’s urea prices recorded a high level in the first half of the year amid tight supply and rising exports.

7-8-2021 17:13:27

Domestic sulfur output stable over June 21-25

Shandong (JLC), June 29, 2021--Domestic sulfur output basically held stable in the week over June 21-25 as sulfur enterprises in major production areas in China broadly ran normally. And the

6-29-2021 11:49:59

Rises in China synthetic ammonia prices dampened by weak fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), June 22, 2021--Domestic synthetic ammonia market prices stayed firm buoyed by currently tight supply, but the growth was dampened by the expectation of macro-control on agric

6-22-2021 11:22:24

China urea supply up on operating rates rally

Shandong (JLC), June 22, 2021--In the week over June 12-18, domestic urea output increased as the overall operating rate in China urea industry rebounded to some extent on the whole.

6-22-2021 11:17:37

China potassium chloride prices set new high on tight supply, higher USD prices

Shandong (JLC), June 23, 2021--China’s potassium chloride market prices recorded a new high driven up by tight supply and higher USD prices.

6-23-2021 11:15:14

China compound fertilizer prices stable-to-higher on high cost

Shandong (JLC), June 3, 2021--China’s compound fertilizer market pries were stable-to-higher in May greatly driven up by high cost.

6-3-2021 15:06:50

China urea prices extend gains on tight fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), June 2, 2021--China’s urea market prices extended gains in May. As of May 31, the monthly average urea price stood at CNY2,226/mt, up by CNY155/mt from April.

6-2-2021 15:03:45

China MAP prices up on supply crunch, higher costs

Shandong (JLC), May 28, 2021--China monoammonium phosphate (MAP) producers raised offers continuously underpinned supply constraints and by stronger costs.

5-28-2021 17:34:23

Urea supply inches down on slipping operating rates

Shandong (JLC), May 18, 2021--​In the week over May 8-14, the overall operating rate in China urea industry inched down.

5-18-2021 16:14:58

China phosphatic fertilizer markets mixed

Shandong (JLC), May 12, 2021--China’s monoammonium phosphate (MAP) market was firm buoyed by high feedstock prices, while diammonium phosphate (DAP) market prices fell amid limited trades

5-12-2021 17:22:40

China Q1 urea exports analysis

Shandong (JLC), May 8, 2021--According to data from General Administration of Customs of PRC, China exported 802,600 mt of urea totally in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1, 2021), up by 2.08% f

5-8-2021 17:18:56

China compound fertilizer prices firm on multiply factors

Shandong (JLC), May 13, 2021--Domestic compound fertilizer market prices basically moved in line with upstream feedstock prices recently.

5-13-2021 11:50:04

China ammonium sulfate export status in Q1

In the first quarter of 2021, the exports of ammonium sulfate were 2.18 million mt, up 24% year on year, with the total value at $302 million. Brazil imported 0.367 million mt goods from Chi

4-29-2021 17:43:30

China potassium chloride market faces a stalemate

China potassium chloride market faced a stalemate currently amid tight supply and weak demand.

4-29-2021 16:48:33

China melamine exports analysis in Q1 2021

Shandong (JLC), April 29, 2021--According to data from General Administration of Customs of PRC, China exported 103,000 mt of melamine during January-March 2021 (Q1, 2021), with an increase

4-29-2021 15:27:41

China NPK compound fertilizer import & export analysis in Mar (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), April 27, 2021--According to data from general Administration of Customs of PRC, China imported 106,375.81 mt of NPK compound fertilizer and exported 75,871.94 mt in March.

4-27-2021 15:24:22

China NPK compound fertilizer import & export analysis in Mar (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), April 27, 2021--According to data from general Administration of Customs of PRC, China imported 106,375.81 mt of NPK compound fertilizer and exported 75,871.94 mt in March.

4-27-2021 15:20:17

Domestic ammonia prices mixed on different supply situations

Shandong (JLC), April 26, 2021--Domestic ammonia market prices presented different directions in North China and South China due to mixed supply situations.

4-26-2021 15:09:50

China April urea prices go range-bound on multiply factors

Shandong (JLC), April 28, 2021--In April, China’s urea market prices went range-bound, broadly along with fundamental movements.

4-28-2021 15:03:57

China compound fertilizer market stagnant on high cost, thin demand

Shandong (JLC), April 23, 2021--Domestic compound fertilizer market was bogged down into a stalemate amid high cost but tepid demand.

4-23-2021 10:32:15

China ammonia phosphate prices stable-to-dropping

Shandong (JLC), April 27, 2021--China MAP market prices were stable-to-rising recently. As of April 26, Hubei-based producers’ offers of 55% MAP powder was CNY2,500-2,550/mt (by acceptance

4-27-2021 10:16:31

China sulfur operating rate analysis (Apr 19-23)

Shandong (JLC), April 26, 2020--China sulfur output stayed relatively stable this week. JLC data showed that the weekly operating rate of China refining plants was around 74%.

4-26-2021 10:07:44

China compound fertilizer production margin stable in Apr

Shandong (JLC), April 21, 2021--China’s compound fertilizer producers broadly enjoyed stable margins in April as domestic compound fertilizer market prices basically moved in line with ups

4-21-2021 16:34:16

China melamine industry operating rates down 0.68% on week

Shandong (JLC), April 20, 2021--The average operating rate in the domestic melamine industry read 68.82% in the week over April 10-16, down 0.68 percentage points week on week.

4-20-2021 16:31:53

Urea supply shrinks on declined operating rates

Shandong (JLC), April 20, 2021--In the week over April 10-16, China’s urea supply shrank as the overall operating rate in China urea industry decreased from the previous week.

4-20-2021 16:27:30

International urea prices firm in March

Shandong (JLC), April 8, 2021--In March, international urea market was firm.

4-8-2021 16:49:26

China urea prices to decline little on demand supports

Shandong (JLC), April 14, 2021--Domestic urea market prices are unlikely to fall sharply in the near term on upcoming agricultural demand for urea, though bullishness from India’s tender i

4-14-2021 17:40:16

China’s urea operating rate rises on unit restart

Shandong (JLC), April 12, 2021--The operating rate of domestic urea producers increased in the week during April 3-9 as some previously idled units resumed operation.

4-12-2021 16:05:32

Summer compound fertilizer price unclear on multiply factors

Shandong (JLC), March 30, 2021--Compound fertilizer enterprises gradually conducted advance collections for summer fertilizer, but it was difficult to settle the price.

3-30-2021 17:04:14

China’s urea prices rise after falling in March along with fundamentals movement

Shandong (JLC), March 31, 2021--China’s urea prices retreated in early March, but soon gained pace in the rest of this month driven by India’s tender invitation and slipped supply.

3-31-2021 17:58:32

China’s synthetic ammonia prices extend high broadly on short supply

Shandong (JLC), March 25, 2021--Domestic synthetic ammonia market price was on the rise after the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, crucially due to ongoing supply tightness and partly because

3-25-2021 17:15:01

China’s DAP price to stay firm on cost and international demand supports

Shandong (JLC), March 25, 2021--China’s diammonium phosphate (DAP) market price is expected to stay firm in the short run, fueled by short feedstock supply and healthy international demand

3-25-2021 17:11:43

China potash fertilizer market stays strong on mixed factors

Shandong (JLC), March 25, 2021--China’s potash fertilizer prices remained firm, including potassium chloride prices and potassium sulfate prices.

3-25-2021 15:31:04

Domestic melamine operating rates inch up on unit restart

Shandong (JLC), March 16, 2021--The average operating rate of the domestic melamine plants read 67.05% in the week over March 6-12, up 0.30 percentage points week on week.

3-16-2021 17:28:05

Domestic urea prices move up spurred by India’s tender invitation

Shandong (JLC), March 15, 2021--China’s urea market prices moved upwards as a whole spurred by India’s new tender invitation.

3-15-2021 17:26:12

China's urea operating rates rise over Mar 6-12

Shandong (JLC), March 15, 2021--In the week over March 6-March 12, the overall operating rate of China urea units increased from the previous week.

3-15-2021 17:23:30

China's urea operating rate up 0.57% over Mar 13-19

Shandong (JLC), March 23, 2021--In the week over March 13-19, the weekly average operating rate was 79.04%, up 0.57 percentage points from 78.47% last week and 2.65 percentage points from 76

3-23-2021 08:59:08

China urea market rebounds on less supply, growing demand

Shandong (JLC), March 15, 2021--The domestic urea price has rebounded lately underpinned by healthy fundamentals amid dipping supply and picking up demand.

3-15-2021 16:46:09

China’s ammonium sulfate prices surge on tight fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), March 10, 2021--China’s ammonium sulfate market prices surged due to tightened supply-demand balance.

3-10-2021 16:55:27

China’s phosphatic fertilizer prices upward on high foreign price, healthy fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), March 10, 2021--Domestic phosphatic fertilizer market prices moved much higher from the Chinese New Year holiday, mainly fueled by hefty international prices and healthy fund

3-10-2021 17:26:11

Recent domestic compound fertilizer market analysis

Shandong (JLC), March 10, 2021--Domestic compound fertilizer market prices stayed high amid an uptick in feedstock prices and the use of fertilizer for spring farming, but it was also diffic

3-10-2021 17:20:19

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