27/06/2011
Seasonal schedule for some key food crops in Vietnam
|
Month
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
|
Rice
|
|
Corn
|
|
Sugarcane
|
|
Cassava
|
|
Winter-spring crop
|
Summer-fall crop
|
Fall-winter crop
|
*Seasonal schedule for the planting of food crops varies on a yearly basis upon weather conditions and distinct features of individual provinces. Above food crops share the same growth duration of 3 months.
Source: AGROINFO
27/06/2011
Fluctuations of the volume of imported fertilizers in relation to China’s export tax adjustments
|
Year
|
Month
|
Import volume of nitrogen-based fertilizers (ton)
|
Import volume of mixed fertilizers (ton)
|
|
2008
|
Jan
|
91324.95
|
64887.305
|
|
Feb
|
71439.15
|
52762.9
|
|
Mar
|
178520.8
|
75593.259
|
|
Apr
|
170163
|
84751.1
|
|
May
|
82335.1
|
108496.775
|
|
Jun
|
54466.15
|
21441.15
|
|
Jul
|
71904.8
|
7060.5
|
|
Aug
|
58721
|
1268
|
|
Sep
|
48317.1
|
100
|
|
Oct
|
58702.85
|
11553
|
|
Nov
|
10598.2
|
4466.05
|
|
Dec
|
2735.55
|
52250.892
|
|
2009
|
Jan
|
14469
|
62519.36
|
|
Feb
|
73835.37
|
129183.9
|
|
Mar
|
91361.38
|
56657.876
|
|
Apr
|
73814.95
|
15177.88
|
|
May
|
32798
|
2423
|
Source: General Department of Vietnam Customs
27/06/2011
Import prices for Chinese fertilizers by category compared with the average prices
|
Average import price (US$/ton)
|
Average import price from Chinese market (US$/ton)
|
|
2008
|
Compound fertilizers
|
755.2056
|
733.3458
|
|
Nitrogen-based fertilizers
|
331.4767
|
357.4914
|
|
Potash
|
541.5187
|
452.5815
|
|
First 6 months of 2009
|
Compound fertilizers
|
229.7439
|
217.6461
|
|
Nitrogen-based fertilizers
|
413.0544
|
396.3627
|
|
Potash
|
676.3124
|
760.1373
|
Source: General Department of Vietnam Customs
27/06/2011
Imports from China out of Vietnam’s total import value
|
Import value from China (US$ million)
|
Total import value (US$ million)
|
|
2004
|
389.7401
|
819.40627
|
|
2005
|
260.7045
|
629.04697
|
|
2006
|
298.4384
|
668.67785
|
|
2007
|
582.5466
|
972.08543
|
|
2008
|
713.3229
|
1463.3708
|
|
First 6 months of 2009
|
197.3052
|
608.00317
|
Source: General Department of Vietnam Customs
27/06/2011
Import prices for fertilizer by market
|
US$
|
Ton
|
US$/ton
|
|
Nitrogen-based fertilizers
|
Potash
|
Compound fertilizers
|
Nitrogen-based fertilizers
|
Potash
|
Compound fertilizers
|
Nitrogen-based fertilizers
|
Potash
|
Compound fertilizers
|
|
Canada
|
83070
|
28893357
|
0
|
13
|
42076.37
|
0
|
0
|
686.6884
|
0
|
|
China
|
62307438
|
29580286
|
105417432
|
286278.7
|
38914.4
|
265962
|
217.6461
|
760.1373
|
396.3627
|
|
South Korea
|
13694212
|
950
|
19490889
|
96902.38
|
1
|
43620.6
|
141.3197
|
950
|
446.8276
|
|
Philippines
|
5732502
|
5482343
|
59845950
|
31300.01
|
7460
|
139000
|
183.147
|
734.8985
|
430.5464
|
|
Qatar
|
10382387
|
0
|
37013.03
|
280.5063
|
|
Russia
|
41699070
|
8220950
|
9559748
|
182622.4
|
14486
|
24638.82
|
228.3349
|
567.51
|
387.9954
|
|
Taiwan
|
11044472
|
947150
|
198895
|
74502.38
|
1231
|
322,201
|
148.2432
|
769.4151
|
617.301
|
|
Ukraine
|
58561806
|
0
|
0
|
202277.2
|
0
|
0
|
289.5127
|
0
|
0
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
18850275
|
0
|
28060
|
59735.35
|
0
|
46
|
315.5631
|
0
|
610
|
|
USA
|
22
|
78
|
40927373
|
0
|
0
|
101845
|
0
|
0
|
401.8594
|
Source: General Department of Vietnam Customs
27/06/2011
Prices of some types of imported fertilizers in Vietnam
|
Year
|
Month
|
Nitrogen-based fertilizers (US$/ton)
|
Potash (US$/ton)
|
Compound fertilizers (US$/ton)
|
|
2008
|
Jan
|
257.7
|
383.4
|
482.3
|
|
Feb
|
255.8
|
436.9
|
528.6
|
|
Mar
|
336.3
|
487.6
|
670.4
|
|
Apr
|
350.6
|
439.7
|
844
|
|
May
|
353.9
|
579.1
|
940.5
|
|
Jun
|
370.5
|
587.5
|
1102.5
|
|
Jul
|
366.1
|
635.4
|
1129.2
|
|
Aug
|
380.8
|
730.6
|
680.6
|
|
Sep
|
455.5
|
870.7
|
1042.9
|
|
Oct
|
377.2
|
785.6
|
873.5
|
|
Nov
|
244.4
|
782
|
1037.6
|
|
Dec
|
149.6
|
611.1
|
471.4
|
|
2009
|
Jan
|
249.6
|
633.1
|
402.6
|
|
Feb
|
200.1
|
691.4
|
381.2
|
|
Mar
|
220.9
|
681.3
|
426.1
|
|
Apr
|
243.3
|
674
|
424.4
|
|
May
|
241.9570694
|
673.8625
|
478.0545
|
Source: General Department of Vietnam Customs, AGROINFO
27/06/2011
Fertilizer prices in the domestic market
|
Year
|
Month
|
Price of Urea produced by Phu My Fertilizer Plant (VND/kg)
|
Retail price of Urea sold in An Giang (VND/kg)
|
Retail price of DAP sold in An Giang (VND/kg)
|
|
2008
|
Jan
|
5,500
|
6,400
|
11914.29
|
|
Feb
|
6,000
|
6,550
|
14490.91
|
|
Mar
|
6,500
|
7,070
|
18063.16
|
|
Apr
|
7,200
|
7,425
|
19560
|
|
May
|
7,800
|
8,525
|
22500
|
|
Jun
|
8,100
|
8,800
|
23333.33
|
|
Jul
|
8,500
|
9,500
|
22250
|
|
Aug
|
9,200
|
9,350
|
21000
|
|
Sep
|
8,900
|
9,120
|
19000
|
|
Oct
|
7,300
|
9,000
|
19000
|
|
Nov
|
6,700
|
6,875
|
18625
|
|
Dec
|
5,200
|
5,740
|
15800
|
|
2009
|
Jan
|
5,400
|
5,700
|
12400
|
|
Feb
|
5,700
|
5,800
|
10800
|
|
Mar
|
5,900
|
6,120
|
10840
|
|
Apr
|
6,100
|
6,500
|
9320
|
|
May
|
6,200
|
6,267
|
9266.67
|
|
Jun
|
6,200
|
10375
|
Source: AGRODATA, AGROINFO
27/06/2011
Volume of imported fertilizer in the first 5 months of 2009 by category and by market
|
Volume (million tons)
|
|
Canada
|
China
|
South Korea
|
Philippine
|
Qatar
|
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
Ukraine
|
Arab United Emirates
|
America
|
|
Nitrogen-based fertilizers
|
0.013
|
286.2787
|
96.90238
|
31.30001
|
37.01303
|
182.6224
|
74.50238
|
202.2772
|
59.73535
|
0
|
|
Potash
|
42.07637
|
38.9144
|
0.001
|
7.46
|
0
|
14.486
|
1.231
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Compound fertilizers
|
0
|
265.962
|
43.6206
|
139
|
0
|
24.63882
|
0.322201
|
0
|
0.046
|
101.845
|
|
Total
|
42089.37
|
592443.1
|
140524
|
177760
|
37013.03
|
221747.2
|
76055.58
|
202277.2
|
59781.35
|
101845
|
Source: General Department of Vietnam Customs
27/06/2011
Fertilizer import structure in the first 5 months of 2009 by market
|
Value (US$)
|
Volume (ton)
|
% value
|
% volume
|
|
Canada
|
28976427
|
42089.37
|
4.76%
|
2.22%
|
|
China
|
197512413
|
592477.1
|
32.43%
|
31.23%
|
|
South Korea
|
33186051
|
140524
|
5.45%
|
7.41%
|
|
Philippines
|
71060795
|
177760
|
11.67%
|
9.37%
|
|
Qatar
|
10382387
|
37013.03
|
1.70%
|
1.95%
|
|
Russia
|
59479768
|
221747.2
|
9.77%
|
11.69%
|
|
Taiwan
|
12197717
|
76055.82
|
2.00%
|
4.01%
|
|
Ukraine
|
58561806
|
202277.2
|
9.61%
|
10.66%
|
|
Arab United Emirates
|
18878335
|
59781.35
|
3.10%
|
3.15%
|
|
USA
|
41024979
|
101868.5
|
6.74%
|
5.37%
|
Source: General Department of Vietnam Customs
27/06/2011
Volume of imported fertilizer to the end of quarter II/2009 by category
|
Imported volume (ton)
|
Imported value (US$ million)
|
|
Urea
|
663,163
|
201.5096
|
|
NPK
|
167,926
|
70.41247
|
|
DAP
|
460,305
|
184.1386
|
|
SA
|
599,483
|
86.49724
|
|
Potash
|
157,873
|
104.2291
|
Source: General Department of Vietnam Customs
|