Last week ( December 23 - December 27, 2007 ) and agricultural weak domestic urea market demand , prices continued to decline. December 30 CNPI to 1805.94 points , down 6.84 points, or 0.38 percent ; fell 365.48 points, down 16.83% ; than the base period fell 57.31 points, or 3.08 %. CNPI run trend showing a narrow range .

Supply situation : domestic anthracite market stability maintenance operation, anthracite overall production is not high , stocks are relatively low, the market demand is good. Domestic urea enterprises operating rate remained stable operation.

Demand : domestic urea market Dongchu weak demand , industrial demand has decreased from the previous month .

International markets: by Christmas , the international market volume was light , prices remain stable .

Regional situation : all the major areas of domestic urea market prices were mixed . North, east and central China urea enterprises operating rate slightly less , industrial and agricultural demand are weak , some provinces and prices fell , the decline in the 10-50 yuan / ton , the most extensive range of eastern China fell ; Northwest , Southwest enterprises operating rate is significantly lower, some provinces and cities prices were mixed , rising decline between 20 yuan / ton ; slow release of the Northeast winter storage demand , dealers purchase cautious, prices remain stable . Weakening industrial demand in southern China , the main market stability .

The short term, by weak demand, enterprises underemployment rate , railway transport pressure , the international urea market is expected to pessimism and other factors, domestic urea market is expected to remain stable or volatile situation will run .