Subject: FERTINEWS TEST

June 2020 Edition

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Fertilizer Watch in Africa

 Our commitment to provide weekly updates on the fertilizer industry to stakeholders throughout ECOWAS countries, including Chad and Mauritania, and East African countries, in response to COVID-19, remains strong. We have so far published eight editions of the West Africa Fertilizer Watch and four editions of the East Africa Fertilizer Watch, covering various themes including Fertilizer Subsidy Management Compliance with ECOWA Directive and Levels of COVID-19 Restrictions in Eastern and Southern Africa in our recent editions. Subscribe to get weekly updates.

 
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MONTHLY AVERAGE Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20
Urea (prilled bulk fob Black Sea)                 215               202               209
Urea (granular, Middle East-all), fob bulk                 246               201               202
Urea (granular bulk fob Nigeria)                 237               216               222
Ammonium Sulphate (Black Sea), fob bulk                 117               105               102
Ammonia (fob North Africa)                 219               196               185
DAP (bulk fob Morocco)                 304               300               300
DAP (Baltic/Black Sea), fob bulk                 290               288               289
DAP (bulk fob Saudi Arabia) [KSA]                 304               306               306
MAP (Morocco), fob bulk                 301               295               306
TSP (bulk fob Morocco)                 244               240               231
Phosphate rock (69% BPL bulk fob north Africa)                   74                  78                  78
Potash standard MOP (bulk fob Baltic/Black Sea)                 208               212               217
Potash Granular MOP bulk fob Baltic/Black Sea                 229               232               237
SOP (standard, NW Europe) € Fob bulk                 420               430               440
NPK 15-15-15 (fob Morocco)                 246               241               240
 

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Fertilizer Type Burkina Faso Cote d'Ivoire Ghana Mali Niger Nigeria Senegal
NPK Com 535 476 383 593   557 445
15-15-15 Sub 389   292        
NPK Com 537 415
23-10-5 Sub 398 292
Urea Com 501 467 406 527   333 509
46-0-0 Sub 398   278        

              Legend: Com - Commercial Market Prices, Sub - Subsidized Prices

                            All prices in US$/ton. More on our methodology.

BURKINA FASO: Overall, trade is still slow between retailers and farmers, but wholesalers and importers are actively stocking their fertilizer shops.

COTE D’IVOIRE: The agricultural season has begun and sowing of all crops is in progress. During this period, agrodealers are making good sales of fertilizers. The fear of the COVID 19 sales slump is gradually disappearing, and everything is getting back to normal.

GHANA: The government of Ghana has started easing restrictions that were put in place because of the COVID 19 pandemic. The fertilizer sector is taking advantage of this opportunity to bounce back to normal business. Movement and access to fertilizer is improving gradually. The 2020 Planting for Food and Jobs program has also commenced and is expected to run until November 2020.

MALI: The security crisis in some towns is impacting the fertilizer trade negatively.

NIGER: The month of March is marked by a low demand for fertilizers throughout the country. We note the persistence of the shortage of NPK 15 15 15 in almost all regions except Tillabéri and Niamey. Urea stocks are also depleted in almost four out of eight regions.

NIGERIA: Fertilizer production for the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI) has commenced fully and products have been supplied to most markets in the country. However, NPK 15 15 15 is still expensive due to its scarcity and high demand by farmers. Read more

SENEGAL: The fertilizer market has started getting lively even before the farming season sets in fully. Fertilizer suppliers are working hard to increase stocks to meet the expected strong demand.

 

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Fertilizer Type Kenya Malawi Mozambique Tanzania Uganda
DAP 18-46-0 Com 535 476 383 593 567
NPK 17-17-17 Com 537 415 432
Urea 46-0-0 Com 501 467 406 527 134

              Legend: Com - Commercial Market Prices, Sub - Subsidized Prices

                            All prices in US$/ton. More on our methodology.

KENYA: During this period, the government has also announced the release of $30M for the supply of farm inputs (fertilizers, seeds, and Crop Protection Products) through e-vouchers targeting 200,000 small scale farmers, and KSh 1.5 Billion for horticulture & flower producers to access international markets

MALAWI: The cropping season in East and Southern Africa occurs from November to April, so most fertilizers were already in-country and applied or well down the distribution channel before the impact of Covid 19 began.

MOZAMBIQUE: The cropping season in East and Southern Africa occurs from November to April, so most fertilizers were already in-country and applied or well down the distribution channel before the impact of Covid 19 began.

TANZANIA: The cropping season in East and Southern Africa occurs from November to April, so most fertilizers were already in-country and applied or well down the distribution channel before the impact of Covid 19 began.

 

UGANDA: The cropping season in East and Southern Africa occurs from November to April, so most fertilizers were already in-country and applied or well down the distribution channel before the impact of Covid 19 began.



 

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ZAMBIA: (May 24, 2020) NITROGEN Chemicals of Zambia in Kafue has started delivering Fertilizer for the 2020/2021 farming season to districts where it has been contracted by government to distribute farming input. Read more

TANZANIA: (May 12, 2020) New Fertilizer Bulk Procurement System to Boost Productivity - The bulk procurement system has apart from ensuring timely and affordable price of the commodity has strengthened the distribution system as well as boosting of business capital among traders.

NIGERIA : (March 9, 2020) - The Federal Government has launched the National Fertilizer Quality Control Act 2019 as a vital component of the Agricultural Policy of the present Administration and the bid to repositioning of Nigeria economy from oil and gas to agribusiness. The Act will safeguard and protect the interest of the entire Fertilizer value chain players such as manufacturers, producers, blenders, importers, distributors and the end user farmers in Nigeria.

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