Yesterday, the Ministry of Industry announced the "first half of 2011 the economic situation of fertilizer industry," pointed out that the second half of the domestic nitrogen fertilizer will face price increases of raw materials, sulfur, potash prices artificially high and difficult to transport three major problems. Fertilizer production this year of electricity, natural gas, and transportation prices, resulting in significant increase in urea production costs. January to May the national average to 1456 yuan plant raw coal / ton, rose 340 yuan; natural gas from June last year, about 40% of general adjustment, and continuous supply, the gas cut-off in May, there is still lack of capacity of 10,800 tons of urea / day, accounting for 30.6% of urea production shutdown. Domestic price of sulfur has reached 1,800 yuan / ton, and foreign price $ 265 / ton flat. Association to reflect, Sinopec purchases high sulfur, sulfur raise domestic prices has seriously affected the practice of the domestic fertilizer industry safety. Potash, as far as association reflects the current Qinghai, Xinjiang, two potash rail transport difficulties, the end of June, Qinghai potash backlog of 1.8 million tons of potash in Xinjiang backlog of 180,000 tons. Report is expected in the second half, fertilizer production and market demand may be to maintain a steady growth trend. Estimated annual output of 55 million tons of urea (physical quantity), exports are forecast to 400 million tons, down 43%. Phosphate fertilizer production in 1550-1600 ten thousand tons (P2O5), a slight increase in export 200 million tons, an increase of 29.8%. Production of 3.9 million tons of potash (K2O), an increase of 16.5% and imports 5.5 million tons, an increase of 5%. (In Lei)