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Urea price trends across China on December 9 Author/Source: Yuege Agri-Materials Website Date: 2019-12-09 Clicks: 118 Recently, urea manufacturers have had to suspend operations temporarily due to environmental regulations and safety inspections; the operating rate of these factories remains around 60%, with a daily production volume of about 120,000 tons, so there is no significant supply pressure. It is expected that the domestic urea market will remain stable with only slight fluctuations in the short term; going forward, attention will be focused on the purchasing behavior of compound fertilizer manufacturers and the progress of fertilizer preparation for agricultural use. There is still a disparity of 20-30 yuan/ton between market prices in the south and traders’ current costs; prices are expected to rise further next week. Driven by procurement in the southwest region, the price gap between the Shanxi factory and the Shandong factory has narrowed to 50 yuan per ton. Some factories in Hebei continue to ship orders destined for the ports. Due to the persistently low international market prices, new printing specifications are expected to have little appeal for China. Overall, domestic demand continues to support market conditions. The main ex-factory price of urea in Shandong is 1,670–1,720 yuan. In Linyi, compound fertilizer manufacturers pay 1,710–1,730 yuan for urea. In Hebei, the main ex-factory price of urea is 1,680–1,710 yuan, while in Henan it is 1,700 yuan. In Shanxi, the main ex-factory price of urea is 1,620–1,630 yuan, with large-grained urea costing 1,620 yuan. In Anhui, the main ex-factory price of urea is 1,740–1,760 yuan. In Jiangsu, the main ex-factory price of urea is 1,770 yuan. In Hubei, it is 1,730–1,740 yuan. In Inner Mongolia, the main ex-factory price of urea is 1,500–1,550 yuan. In Liaoning, it is 1,620–1,670 yuan. In Heilongjiang, the price is 1,720 yuan. In Sichuan, the main ex-factory price of urea is 1,750–1,870 yuan. In Xinjiang, it is 1,330–1,450 yuan.