Statistics released by the National Bureau of statistics show that a quarter of 16 million 818 thousand and 800 tons of chemical fertilizer production (the amount of pure, the same below), down by 7%. From the breakdown of species, the first quarter of mixed fertilizer production.
The yield of nitrogen fertilizer decreased greatly, which was the main reason for the decline of the yield of chemical fertilizer. Nitrogen fertilizer production in the first quarter of 10 million 849 thousand and 400 tons, down by 12.4%. Among them, the decline in urea production as high as 20.8%, hit the most recent decline. Due to the low sales price of the product, the high cost of the enterprise, business losses, urea operating rate remained at 60% or less running.
Phosphate fertilizer and potash production are positive growth. A total of 4 million 540 thousand and 500 tons of phosphate fertilizer production in the first quarter, an increase of 3.5%. Hubei and Guizhou phosphate fertilizer production first and second place, the first quarter of phosphate fertilizer production was 1 million 392 thousand and 300 tons, an increase of 11.7% and 10.5%, respectively.
Potash fertilizer production in the first quarter of 1 million 384 thousand and 600 tons, an increase of 7.1%. The two largest provinces of Qinghai and Xinjiang in the first quarter production of 918 thousand and 100 tons and 309 thousand and 200 tons, Qinghai grew by 6.1%, Xinjiang fell by 0.7%.