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
27/06/2011
Domestic fertilizer production over years
|
Year
|
Production (thousand tons)
|
|
2005
|
2182.2
|
|
2006
|
2175.9
|
|
2007
|
2423.6
|
|
2008
|
2524
|
Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam
27/06/2011
Volume and value of imported fertilizer in 2008 and the first 6 months of 2009
|
Year
|
Month
|
Imported volume (1,000 tons)
|
Imported value, (US$ million)
|
|
2008
|
Jan
|
347.1
|
123.2
|
|
Feb
|
335.8
|
131.9
|
|
Mar
|
449.4
|
193.7
|
|
Apr
|
524.8
|
255.7
|
|
May
|
366.8
|
228.3
|
|
Jun
|
195.8
|
129.8
|
|
Jul
|
171.6
|
100.3
|
|
Aug
|
156.3
|
81.5
|
|
Sep
|
145.1
|
90.9
|
|
Oct
|
131.5
|
60
|
|
Nov
|
82.3
|
31.6
|
|
Dec
|
134.3
|
43.4
|
|
2009
|
Jan
|
179
|
59
|
|
Feb
|
397
|
124.2
|
|
Mar
|
518
|
159
|
|
Apr
|
530.9
|
175.3
|
|
May
|
271.2
|
91.1
|
|
Jun
|
156.1
|
50.3
|
Source: General Department of Vietnam Customs
27/06/2011
China’s fertilizer exports compared with the world’s
|
China (million tons)
|
World (million tons)
|
|
DAP
|
1.9
|
11.4
|
|
MAP
|
1.7
|
6.2
|
|
TSP
|
1.1
|
6.3
|
|
Urea
|
5.4
|
36
|
Source: IFA
27/06/2011
Import market structure of Chinese Urea
|
%
|
|
%
|
|
South Asia
|
1.87
|
North America
|
0.8
|
|
East Asia
|
0.57
|
Other regions
|
0.4
|
|
Southeast Asia
|
0.65
|
|
|
Source: IFA
27/06/2011
World price movements of Urea and crude oil
|
Date
|
Urea price in the Middle East market (US$/ton)
|
World crude oil price (US$/barrel)
|
|
1/4/2008
|
405
|
96.68
|
|
1/11/2008
|
405
|
90.71
|
|
1/18/2008
|
402.5
|
89.4
|
|
1/25/2008
|
410.5
|
91.18
|
|
2/1/2008
|
405
|
89.76
|
|
2/8/2008
|
395
|
91.94
|
|
2/15/2008
|
395
|
94.96
|
|
2/22/2008
|
385
|
97.07
|
|
2/29/2008
|
385
|
100.15
|
|
3/7/2008
|
380
|
102.79
|
|
3/14/2008
|
370
|
107.57
|
|
3/21/2008
|
393
|
100.76
|
|
3/28/2008
|
392.5
|
104.12
|
|
4/4/2008
|
392.5
|
104.81
|
|
4/11/2008
|
412.5
|
108.11
|
|
4/18/2008
|
495
|
113.54
|
|
4/25/2008
|
520
|
116.28
|
|
5/2/2008
|
595
|
114.18
|
|
5/9/2008
|
630
|
124.56
|
|
5/16/2008
|
647.5
|
123.57
|
|
5/23/2008
|
647.5
|
130.15
|
|
5/30/2008
|
665
|
127.08
|
|
6/6/2008
|
680
|
134.86
|
|
6/13/2008
|
705
|
134.38
|
|
6/20/2008
|
705
|
133.74
|
|
6/27/2008
|
725
|
139.89
|
|
7/4/2008
|
725
|
144.1
|
|
7/11/2008
|
750
|
144.38
|
|
7/18/2008
|
800
|
129
|
|
7/25/2008
|
817.5
|
123.72
|
|
8/1/2008
|
817.5
|
123.33
|
|
8/8/2008
|
817.5
|
112.43
|
|
8/15/2008
|
810
|
110.71
|
|
8/22/2008
|
810
|
112.97
|
|
8/29/2008
|
810
|
111.98
|
|
9/5/2008
|
805
|
102.79
|
|
9/12/2008
|
780
|
95.05
|
|
9/19/2008
|
745
|
97.9
|
|
9/26/2008
|
700
|
95.03
|
|
10/3/2008
|
650
|
93.88
|
|
10/10/2008
|
580
|
77.7
|
|
10/17/2008
|
350
|
71.85
|
|
10/24/2008
|
330
|
64.15
|
|
10/31/2008
|
285
|
67.81
|
|
11/7/2008
|
245
|
61.04
|
|
11/14/2008
|
255
|
57.04
|
|
11/21/2008
|
265
|
49.93
|
|
11/28/2008
|
265
|
54.43
|
|
12/5/2008
|
265
|
40.81
|
|
12/12/2008
|
245
|
46.28
|
|
12/19/2008
|
240
|
33.87
|
|
12/26/2008
|
240
|
37.71
|
|
1/2/2009
|
241.5
|
46.34
|
|
1/9/2009
|
244.5
|
40.83
|
|
1/16/2009
|
272.5
|
36.51
|
|
1/23/2009
|
282.5
|
46.47
|
|
1/30/2009
|
282.5
|
41.68
|
|
2/6/2009
|
287.5
|
40.17
|
|
2/13/2009
|
300
|
37.51
|
|
2/20/2009
|
310
|
38.94
|
|
2/27/2009
|
310
|
44.76
|
|
3/6/2009
|
315
|
44.86
|
Source: AGROINFO
|