According to the preliminary statistics of the Chinese Customs, in July 2019, China exported 2.824 million tons of mineral fertilizers and chemical fertilizers (excluding ammonium chloride, potassium nitrate and organic fertilizers for animals and plants, the same below), an increase of 32.6% over the same period of last year, and an increase of 21.2% over the same period of last year, amounting to $787 million. Fertilizer exports and exports in July reached new year highs.

From January to July 2019, China exported 14.963 million tons of mineral fertilizers and chemical fertilizers, an increase of 28.2% over the same period of last year, and the cumulative export amount was 4.213 billion US dollars, an increase of 28.8% over the same period of last year.

In terms of fertilizer imports, China imported 951,000 tons of minerals and chemical fertilizers in July 2019, with an import value of US$299 million. The main imported fertilizers in China are potassium chloride and nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium ternary compound fertilizers.

From January to July 2019, China imported 7.534 million tons of minerals and chemical fertilizers, an increase of 24.2% over the same period of last year, and the cumulative import amount was 2.395 billion US dollars, an increase of 44.0% over the same period of last year.