Russian exports of potassium fertilizers declined
As Federal Customs Service reports, in January-May this year, the export of nitrogen fertilizers from Russia grew by only 0.2% to 5.221 million tons.
The export of potassium and mixed fertilizers decreased by 3.9% to 3.013 million tons and 1.5% to 4.272 million tons respectively.
In monetary terms, export sales of nitrogen fertilizers fell by 16.8% to $943.7 million, potassium fertilizers by 24.7% to $604.2 million, mixed fertilizers by 22.5% to $1.044 million.
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