German CAN fertilzer imports jump in Jul-Nov, urea dips
Published date: 19 January 2021
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Germany's imports of calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) rose by 24pc on the year to 766,000t in July-November 2020 — the first five months of the European agriculture/fertilizer year — while its urea intake continued to fall.
Combined imports of CAN from Belgium and the Netherlands — representing product from Norwegian company Yara, Dutch firm OCI and Switzerland-based Eurochem — increased by 47pc to 292,000t.
Deliveries from Poland rose by 6pc to 76,000t, while arrivals from Slovakia climbed by 63pc to 48,000t.
German receipts of Turkish product — which can often pressure CAN prices in European markets, even if delivered in relatively small quantities — also increased notably, rising by 187pc to 20,000t.
But shipments to Germany from Austria, where chemical and fertilizer firm Borealis produces CAN, fell by 7pc on the year to 80,000t.
Shipments from the Czech Republic and Lithuania also fell — by 14pc and 12pc to 85,000t and 74,000t, respectively — despite the overall increase in July-November imports.
Germany's fertilizer regulations favour CAN over urea, and imports of the latter decreased by 18pc on the year to 120,000t in July-November.
Urea intake from the Netherlands fell by 9pc to 69,000t, while imports from Lithuania dropped by a third to 9,000t.
But deliveries from Poland and Austria rose by a quarter and by 22pc to 23,000t and 11,000t, respectively.
By David Maher