From January to February 2020, China exported 2.7 million tons of fertilizers and imported 1.7 million tons

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From January to February 2020, China exported 2.7 million tons of fertilizers and imported 1.7 million tons. Author/Source: Date: 2020-03-09 Clicks: 3 Preliminary data from China’s customs show that from January to February 2020, China exported a total of 2.702 million tons of various fertilizers (including chemical fertilizers with major elements, organic fertilizers derived from animals and plants, and organic-inorganic fertilizers), representing a 26.2% decrease compared to the previous year； The cumulative export value amounted to 554 million US dollars, a decrease of 45.4% on a year-on-year basis. On the import side, from January to February 2020, China imported a total of 1.699 million tons of various fertilizers, a decrease of 31.3% on a year-on-year basis ； The cumulative import value was 526 million US dollars, a decrease of 32.2% on a year-on-year basis. The main types of fertilizers imported into China are potassium chloride and NPK compound fertilizers. Note: In accordance with the \"Notice on Reforming the Method of Publishing Import and Export Data at the Beginning of the Year\" issued by the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs of China (Statistical Letter No. 6), customs statistics for January and February are published together, while those for March to December are still released on a monthly basis.