** Potassium Market Heat Has Not Decreased

In the first half of 2014, after urea and compound fertilizer experienced bargain-hunting and price cuts again and again, **potassium maintained its upward trend. After experiencing the doubling of trading volume of spring plough and fertilizer, and the steady rise in prices, the traditional off-season sales did not make the market obsolete. On the contrary, as equipment inspections were gradually started, the reduction in the supply volume further stimulated the emergence of downstream orders and inquiries. According to customs data, from January to May this year, China exported 1.7 million tons of potassium, a record high.

Potassium chloride prices are relatively low compared to potassium, and the overall market for downstream fertilizers is not satisfactory. The demand for potassium chloride is not satisfactory and the demand for potassium chloride has not significantly improved. In respect of domestic potash fertilizers, the actual transaction price of salt lake 60% crystals from the first station to the station decreased from 2040 yuan/ton to 1,930 yuan/ton, and the quotation for sales companies and large customers dropped to 1900 yuan/ton, but there was a limit to the number of low-priced transactions. Prices of other specifications have not changed. The price mobilization has not yet caused the market price of traders to drop, but the overall market for potassium chloride has not yet improved.

Internationally, the price of potassium chloride has risen steadily. Standard potassium chloride FOB prices: Vancouver 270-315 US dollars / ton, Northwest Europe 290-325 US dollars / ton, Southeast Asia 310-350 yuan / ton. The main reason for the continuous decrease in the price of potassium chloride is the contradiction between supply and demand. The supply of potassium chloride is stable in the market and the supply is oversupplied. The price is naturally low; while the supply of potassium is tight, some manufacturers and large-scale compound fertilizer plants have signed contracts in the second half of the year without sales. Pressure, so the popularity of potassium has not diminished.

** Potassium market continues to develop well, and manufacturers offer temporary highs. As the demand for hot **potassium for nitrite-based compound fertilizers and water-soluble fertilizers is also increasing, the maintenance rate for kalium-based potassium fertilizers and maintenance at Mannheim's plants due to the by-product ** can only be maintained at around 60%. Its market supply is still insufficient. It is expected that **potassium new devices will be put into operation in the second half of this year and next year, and that the shortage of potash supply will be eased by then. Not only domestic and international ** potash prices remain high, but under the support of strong domestic demand, **potassium products have also received attention from traders. During this period, both new capacity and enterprise expansion plans were introduced. While dredging the export channels, domestic traders are also accelerating the pace of domestic **potassium procurement, thereby making domestic demand and foreign orders “go hand in hand”. While increasing domestic consumption of potassium, the domestic market has also been in full swing. .