Last week, the domestic fertilizer market as a whole remained stable, potassium chloride to increase the volume , pre tight supply situation will gradually be eased ; difficult to digest because the byproduct hydrochloric acid , potassium tight supply situation continues , in some areas there are 30 to 50 yuan quote ( t price , the same below ) rose slightly . Overall, the increase in late March with the arrival of the vessel, the transaction price of potassium chloride in the second quarter is expected to be loose ; potassium prices are still likely to rise slightly . Potash prices will differentiate .
Potassium chloride : stable demand adequate supply prices sideways
After the Spring Festival , Qinghai shipping conditions gradually improved , the mainland to the volume increase , but the downstream demand except the Northeast , East and Central Plains region has shrunk dramatically over the pre-holiday . Currently downstream fertilizer companies stocks are more Dongchu orders shipped yet finished , the new single turnover less . And the overall supply of potash is expected in the first half were flat compared to last year , will be more plentiful. Thus the downstream procurement of raw materials to a few times more than the main raw materials make up a single multi- plant demand for the half . Potassium chloride 60% green mainstream station in east China 2050 ~ 2100 yuan quotes , 57% of mainstream station 1750 to 1900 yuan quote ; Jiangsu region of 60% potassium chloride spot ex-warehouse 2,050 yuan , 57% potassium chloride out of the library price of 1720 yuan .
Port side, into March , the new annual contract potash large vessel arrivals gradually increased, Lianyungang ( 601,008 shares) , Nanjing, Hong Kong ( 002,040 shares) and Qingdao Port in both the middle and the arrival of the vessel . This year the overall seaborne potash sales was slightly better than the same period last year , while domestic potash affected rail transport prices and other factors , costs, and the slow arrival of the Green potassium , can not guarantee timely supply ; other border regions in the first quarter to volume has been low , while a smaller range of border potash sales , mainly to supply the market demand for the northern region . Past domestic potash and potash border seaborne imports of potash compared to the greatest advantage is affordable , but the increase in freight costs , the price advantage of weakened, so this year highlights the advantages of the port of potash . Due to the recent overall Hong Kong stocks will take some time to recover, and there is still some gap artificially low filling speed , the new arrivals annual contract of sale of goods is better in the short term is expected to continue consolidation quote KCl . But the outlook is still cautious attitude dominated the industry , traders are mostly short-term operation , as they enter sales , store more than half the volume decrease over last year .
A quarter of the volume of cross-border trade to continue low, the port quoted Russian Red K 1860 ~ 1880 yuan , White K 2000 to 2020 yuan quote . Higher imports of large particles of potassium chloride downstream demand degrees, but continued tight supply ; squeeze large particles of potassium chloride level of demand slightly worse than the imports of large particles , the mainstream offer 2300 yuan .
Potassium : output prices rose slightly tight supply disruption
Potassium , the hydrochloric acid by -product of the digestion of the low-impact , Mannheim potassium sulfate production capacity of enterprises are still not fully released, continued tight supply of potassium . Quote appeared in some areas rose slightly from 30 to 50 yuan , and the price is still slightly in the short term may rise . 50% of the green powdered potassium Tianjin quote 3300 yuan , 3400 yuan of 50% granular quote ; Tianjin -meter ex-factory price of 50% powdered 3,500 yuan, 3,600 yuan granular 50% ; Lop Nur 51% powdered potassium quote 3260 yuan .
Internationally, after the disintegration of BPC marketing alliance , international potash market spot prices have been falling . Into 2014 , the main demand in the market to support China , Southeast Asia and other orders in the first half , the first quarter of this international potash CIF stabilized stabilized . Suppliers are attempting to seek price increases space in the second quarter , but the present situation is still difficult.(chemicals supply)
