"Overall, the spring of this year due to the early start of compound fertilizer is low, the inventory is low, may appear out of the local area, but subject to demand, raw material prices down, fertilizer prices down dilemma." Director of the Ministry of Information Industry Association Chinese phosphate Wang Ying told reporters.
Demand declined slightly since the beginning of the year, although the raw material market has improved, but the low price of agricultural products, agricultural demand is expected to decline slightly." Wang Ying said.
"In the end of February, wheat, fruits, vegetables, tea, herbs and other crops into the dressing stage, but a large number of corn, rice and other food crops with fertilizer may start at the end of March, the region in late 4 to May, the current market demand in the 'interval'. Compound fertilizer on the market for the early low supply." The general manager of Henan agricultural science and Technology Co., Ltd. Wang Heng said lanbiao.
Wang Heng introduced, although the purchase price of corn is at the beginning of the March increase 50 yuan per ton or so, but most farmers have not sold half of the corn. "Some farmers or switch to cheaper alternatives such as urea, phosphate fertilizer, compound fertilizer or reduce, and the land directly. Conservative view, the northern region will reduce demand 30% ~ 50%." Wang Heng said.
Reporters learned that the current part of the compound fertilizer manufacturers through the delivery of incentives, rebates and other tasks to improve the form of dealers, retailers take delivery initiative.
Local tight supply according to the China Federation of supply and marketing cooperatives statistics, as of the end of last year, the system reserves compound fertilizer 4 million 940 thousand tons, down 23.91%.
The general manager of Shandong Heze Jiahe agricultural limited Wang Jianguo said, full load production recovery most of compound fertilizer enterprises after the Spring Festival, a year ago in order to complete the "outstanding" orders, two is to establish the inventory for the late demand, after the Lantern Festival the whole compound fertilizer enterprises operating rate rose to about 73%.
Central Hubei Maosheng biological Co. Ltd., six provincial branch general manager of coke can righteousness also believes that the winter wheat began, most areas of love with high nitrogen, limiting the production of some enterprises in advance before the Spring Festival, the order did not fully materialize, primary dealers don't carry a large stock. With the environmental inspection and "3 - 15" quality
Sampling in full swing, phosphate production will be limited.
The price under the recent dilemma of compound fertilizer offer new single poor turnover, so that enterprises in a dilemma: if the cut price, will not be conducive to the pre orders distribution; if still remain high, the downstream will not accept the post market will start more slowly.
Raw material prices and agricultural prices are not good, two unfavorable factors during the spring plowing compound fertilizer prices are likely to fall, thereby affecting the enthusiasm of dealers." Wang Jianguo said that some of the early part of the dealer reserves a number of stocks, prices rose sharply, to take a wait-and-see attitude, the end user has not formed the habit of not purchasing the fertilizer season.
Fertilizer prices slow downward trend or will continue until mid March. If raw material prices continue to decline, demand is continuously reduced, this spring fertilizer probably ushered in "season price" situation." Jiao Yi can say.