According to the preliminary statistics of the Chinese Customs, in February 2019, China exported 1.342 million tons of mineral fertilizers and chemical fertilizers (excluding ammonium chloride, potassium nitrate and organic fertilizers for animals and plants, the same below), an increase of 53.4% over the same period of last year, and an increase of 69.0% over the same period of last year, amounting to US$379 million.

From January to February, China exported 3.524 million tons of mineral fertilizers and chemical fertilizers, an increase of 59.6% over the same period last year, and the cumulative export amount was $992 million, an increase of 84.9% over the same period last year.

In terms of fertilizer imports, China imported 11.9 million tons of minerals and chemical fertilizers in February 2019, amounting to US$370 million. The main imported fertilizers in China are potassium chloride and nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium ternary compound fertilizers.

From January to February, China imported 2.471 million tons of minerals and chemical fertilizers, an increase of 6.0% over the same period last year, and the total import amount was $773 million, an increase of 26.5% over the same period last year.