After the Lantern Festival, the traditional Chinese festival officially ended, the new year officially kicked off, for the elite of the potash industry, the work has never been interrupted, sales have been carried out.
For the potassium chloride market, after the Spring Festival did not usher in the red start. First of all, the overall turnover of import port potassium light, on the one hand, during the Spring Festival of migrant workers home for the holidays, after the Lantern Festival is a part of the personnel selection rework, and even a month before it is returned to work, so the lack of labor. On the other hand, delivery is not smooth, during the Spring Festival car is more intense, recently eased. In the downstream of the factory operating rate is low, the manufacturers do not hurry to accept the goods, resulting in the actual turnover is not ideal. After each port to ship more concentrated, more adequate supply of potash fertilizer, the downstream plant does not worry about the problem of raw materials.
During the Spring Festival market stable potassium chloride potassium chloride after a period of time, prices began to decline slightly, after the Lantern Festival port 62% white potassium single transaction in 2050-2060 yuan / ton, the Russian Red price is 1950 yuan / ton, compared with the previous fell 20 yuan / ton. Border areas in February the latest sources, mid started to arrive, traders offer also eased, of which 62% White Russian ports offer 1900 yuan / ton near the Russian Red port offer 1830 yuan / ton near. Domestic potassium relative to imports of potassium is better, Qinghai Saline Lake is currently cashing pre orders, shipping is also smoother than during the Spring Festival, the 60% mainstream Saline Lake station to reach 1950 yuan / ton, the price is slightly higher in remote areas.
Look at the market of potassium sulfate, potassium sulfate potassium chloride price is relatively stable, individual enterprises to improve the shipping price, but this is not to raise the price of downstream demand pull, but rather the by-product hydrochloric acid embarrassing to blame, currently Shandong, Hebei and other places of by-product acid potassium sulfate plant need to subsidize export enterprises, including potassium sulfate in Shandong to subsidize 150 yuan / tons of hydrochloric acid, lead directly to manufacturers cost increases. However, due to environmental factors, the downstream plant operating rate is low, the amount of hydrochloric acid is limited, most of the inventory pressure is still large hydrochloric acid potassium sulfate. At present, Shandong 50% powder factory offer 2500-2550 yuan / ton.
This year spring preparation stage fertilizer, the industry is not optimistic, on the one hand, food prices, the enthusiasm of farmers to a certain extent. On the other hand, the winter drought this year, which will reduce the use of fertilizers. As the raw material of potash, the demand side is insufficient, the stock is the main cause of the market down. Xiao Bian predicted that the market price of potassium chloride will continue to fall, the market price of potassium chloride in February is not clear, while the price of potassium sulfate stabilized.