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In August 2019, China exported 2.43 million tons of fertilizers and imported 650,000 tons. Author/Source: Business News Service. Date: 2019-09-11. Clicks: 5. Preliminary data from Chinese customs show that in August 2019, China exported 2.427 million tons of various mineral fertilizers and chemical fertilizers (excluding ammonium chloride, potassium nitrate, and organic fertilizers derived from animals or plants; the same applies hereafter), representing a 11.4% increase compared to the previous year； The export value was 641 million US dollars, representing a 1.9% increase on a year-on-year basis. From January to August 2019, China exported a total of 17.39 million tons of various mineral fertilizers and chemical fertilizers, representing a 26.2% increase compared with the previous year ； The cumulative export value reached 4.854 billion US dollars, representing a year-on-year increase of 25.0%. In terms of fertilizer imports, in August 2019 China imported 652,000 tons of various mineral and chemical fertilizers, with an import value of 197 million US dollars. China imports fertilizers mainly in the form of potassium chloride and NPK compound fertilizers. From January to August 2019, China imported a total of 8.186 million tons of various minerals and chemical fertilizers, representing a 23.4% increase compared to the previous year ； The cumulative import value reached 2.592 billion US dollars, representing a year-on-year increase of 41.2%.