Potash market is difficult to improve

Both domestic and international are not positive.
In the short term, the potash market is unlikely to improve, especially for potassium chloride.
Its import volume of 972,300 tons in January is still very large.
Customs data also shows that its average unit price is still US$315 (ton price, below).
Same), it can be seen that the potassium chloride market is under tremendous pressure.
But after all, the spring market has gradually started, and downstream inquiries have also increased, so potash prices have fallen slowly.
????? In the port potassium chloride market, there are many inquiries and few transactions.
The falsely high quotations in the previous period have basically disappeared, but the low-end dip is not very obvious.
At present, 62% of the mainstream quotations of white powder ports are 2050-2080 yuan, and 60% of the pink powder quotations.
1900-1950 yuan, 60% of the red pellets offer prices ranging from 2000-2100 yuan, and most of the transactions are at the low end; according to rough statistics, the total volume of border trade import orders in March is about 120,000-140,000 tons, and the current spot supply is still 62% Mainly white crystal, the mainstream quotation is 1870-1900 yuan, and the transaction reference is about 1870 yuan.
The sales are fair, white powder and red powder are few, and 60% red particles are also available.
The price is 2,000 yuan, large orders can be discussed, and sales are general; There is no major change in the domestic potassium quotation, mainly because the production recovery is relatively slow.
It is expected that the overall industry operating rate will gradually return to normal levels in late March.
Compared with potassium chloride, the market of potassium sulfate is slightly better.
At present, the price of 51% of Luo potassium powder is 2350 yuan for agents, and the price of particles is 120 yuan higher.
However, the price increase during sales by agents is not very obvious.
In addition, The on-site quotation of the Qinghai powder potassium source sold by the agent is around 2150-2200 yuan, while the Qinghai manufacturers have no obvious quotation for the time being.
Some manufacturers said that because the market is not good, they plan to produce potassium chloride first, while potassium sulfate will be postponed.
Production; Mannheim’s high-end quotations continue to fall, but potassium sulfate manufacturers in Northeast, Hebei, and Shandong have mostly indicated that the market for granular products has slightly improved compared with the previous period.
The current ex-factory quotations range from 2500-2650 yuan, and the new order transaction reference is 2500- About 2550 yuan; in terms of operating rate, due to poor market conditions and market outlook, there are still manufacturers that stop production, but more of them still resume production after the holiday, so the overall operating rate of potassium sulfate in the Mannheim industry has increased slightly.
Back to the level close to 50%.
????? Generally speaking, the current potash fertilizer market is seriously lacking in favor, and small adjustments in local prices and operating rates will hardly have a big impact on the big market.
Even the price of potassium chloride should have room for a fall, and potassium sulfate is bound to return.
To be affected, it is necessary to continue to be cautious about potash fertilizer operations.