National Development and Reform Commission: It is expected that the price of fertilizers for spring ploughing may remain high

On January 18, the National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference for January
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Jin Xiandong, director of the Policy Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission and spokesman, said that in 2021, due to the flood of global liquidity, the sharp rise in international fertilizer prices, as well as the tight domestic energy supply, raw material prices and other factors, fertilizer prices will rise sharply.

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At present, the peak period of autumn and winter planting and fertilizer use has passed, and the price of urea has dropped slightly, but it is still at a high level in the same period in the past 10 years.
The prices of diammonium phosphate, potassium chloride and ternary compound fertilizer have also increased significantly year-on-year
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Since the second half of last year, the National Development and Reform Commission, together with relevant departments and units, has established a working mechanism for ensuring supply and price of fertilizers, and has carried out a series of work to ensure supply and price
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In terms of production, we have ensured the supply of coal, electricity, and gas for fertilizer production, and guided local governments to set up special work classes to ensure that key fertilizer companies are operating at full capacity.
Through these measures, fertilizer production has recently increased year-on-year
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Taking urea as an example, according to the dispatch, the output of urea has been increasing year-on-year for 4 consecutive weeks recently, of which the daily output of urea from gas is about 30,000 tons, a substantial increase of nearly 140% year-on-year
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In terms of circulation, in the recent period, the supply and marketing cooperative system has given full play to the role of the main channel for the circulation of agricultural materials, actively carried out production and sales connection with key upstream production enterprises, increased fertilizer preparation, and the inventory continued to increase compared with the previous period
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In terms of reserves, the national spring ploughing fertilizer reserves are being stored in an orderly manner as required, and will be put on the market between March and May this year according to the start-up time of spring ploughing in various places
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In addition, a certain scale of temporary reserves of summer tube fertilizers will be added this year, and the reserves will be added in place before the end of February
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Jin Xiandong said that based on all aspects, the supply of chemical fertilizers for spring ploughing this year is guaranteed, but considering the difficulty of further falling production costs, it is expected that the price of chemical fertilizers for spring ploughing may remain high
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In the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission will give full play to the role of the working mechanism for ensuring the supply and price of chemical fertilizers, strengthen departmental collaboration and consultation, strengthen industry operation monitoring, ensure the supply of chemical fertilizer production factors such as coal, electricity, natural gas, and sulfur, and further play the role of import and export regulation, The positive effect of reserve throughput and other factors on ensuring supply and price stability in the fertilizer market
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At the same time, vigorously promote the reduction and efficiency of chemical fertilizers, guide farmers to use fertilizers scientifically, take multiple measures to ensure the supply and price of chemical fertilizers this winter and next spring, fully protect farmers' enthusiasm for growing grains, and effectively consolidate the foundation for a bumper harvest of summer grains
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