National Development and Reform Commission: Fertilizer for spring ploughing will be further guaranteed next year

On December 16, the National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference.
The spokesperson Meng Wei introduced the current situation of fertilizer production and emphasized that the supply of fertilizer for farmers in spring ploughing next year will be further guaranteed
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Meng Wei said that since the beginning of this year, the domestic fertilizer market price has fluctuated higher, which has had a certain impact on protecting farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain and maintaining national food security
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In order to ensure the stable supply of domestic chemical fertilizers and reasonable prices, the National Development and Reform Commission, together with relevant departments and units, have recently issued two "Notices" ("On Doing a Good Job in Chemical Fertilizer Production") on the basis of a series of policies to ensure and stabilize the supply of chemical fertilizers.
The Notice on Guarantee of Coal, Electricity, and Gas Use, and the Notice on Establishing a Special Class for Coordination and Guarantee of Chemical Fertilizer Production to Stabilize Fertilizer Production This Winter and Next Spring), deploy relevant parties to do their best to ensure coal, electricity, and gas use for chemical fertilizer production, and organize He has organized a special work class, actively helped key chemical fertilizer production enterprises to coordinate and solve difficulties and problems affecting production, and ensured that chemical fertilizer production enterprises run at full capacity
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According to the scheduling situation, the production of chemical fertilizers is generally normal recently, and the market price has fallen
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Taking urea as an example, in the second week of December, urea production increased by 10.
5% year-on-year, and the average wholesale price of urea fell by 14.
3% from the year's high in early November
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Previously, although the supply of coal and electricity in some areas was tight at certain times, the impact on the normal production of chemical fertilizers such as urea was generally limited
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With the implementation of a series of measures to ensure the production of chemical fertilizers, such as coal, electricity and gas, and targeted guarantees for the start-up of key enterprises, it is believed that the supply of chemical fertilizer production factors will be strengthened, and the outstanding difficulties and problems faced by chemical fertilizer enterprises in production will be effectively alleviated.
Next year's spring ploughing The supply of agricultural fertilizers will be further guaranteed
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Meng Wei emphasized that in the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission will work with relevant departments to continue to promote the implementation of the policies that have been issued, closely follow the domestic and foreign fertilizer market situation, and take targeted measures to ensure supply and stabilize prices in a timely manner as appropriate
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