According to the RF Federal Customs Service’s statistics, in January-March 2021 Russia exported 3.3 mn tons of nitric fertilizers, up 7% year-on-year. In terms of value, nitric fertilizers export grew by 22.7% up to $694.1 mn.
Potash fertilizers export during January-March 2021 surged 2.5-fold up to 3 mn tons. In terms of value, it increased 2.3-fold up to $570.4 mn.
Mixed fertilizers export amounted to 2.8 mn tons, up 2.5% year-on-year. In terms of value, mixed fertilizers export grew by 26.1% up to $843.3 mn.
In March, nitric fertilizers export made 1.4 mn tons, up 6.3% year-on-year and up 30.9% month-on-month. In terms of value, it increased by 41.7% year-on-year and by 44.5% month-on-month to make $308.5 mn.
Potash fertilizers export surged 2-fold year-on-year, and grew by 58.5% month-on-month making 1.2 mn tons worth $229.8 mn (up 89.1% year-on-year and up 60.1% month-on-month).
Mixed fertilizers export in March declined by 5.2% year-on-year and by 14.8% month-on-month to make 1 mn tons worth $334.3 mn, up 25.1% year-on-year and down 3.9% month-on-month.