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Market Commentary 15.08.2019

Uncertainty about the applicability of certain fertilizer (mixtures) in the spring of 2020 has brought the market to a standstill. The new fertilizer ordinance, which will mainly use urea and phosphates, is unsettling both trade and agriculture. While it has long been speculated that "normal" urea will still be used in blends, the BMLE thwarted the whole thing - even urea in fertilizer mixtures...
  • KAS: heavily reduced urea imports -> more nitrate demand
  • KAS: reasonable price compared to HS with UI
  • Ammonia: first price increases enforced
  • Phosphates: usual premium for Europe disappeared
  • Phosphates: higher demand expected in Q4 from South America
  • Phosphates: Price rally in soy allows higher P-prices
  • Phosphates: price decline stopped due to soil formation
  • Phosphates: strained margin on the producer side
  • KAS: falling urea prices in North Africa
  • KAS: high margins of producers at full production
  • Urea: possible imports of cheap Iranian goods to Europe
  • Urea: falling prices in South America, especially Brazil
  • Hemp: rising production in China
  • Phosphates: falling demand in Europe, especially Germany
  • Phosphates: new, very high production capacity in Morocco
  • Phosphates: big export pressure from China

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