Fertilizer prices have soared again in the Stavropol Krai
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This year, farmers and agricultural organizations of the Stavropol Krai need to purchase 210.1 thousand tons of mineral fertilizers (in terms of 100% of nutrients). As reported by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Stavropol Krai, they have purchased 190.1 thousand tons as of now, i.e. 90.5% of the demand.
The Ministry has also informed that the ammonium nitrate price in the region grew in August by 2.4% compared to the same month last year, amounting to 14.2 thousand rubles ($215.24) per 1 ton. Nitroammophoska rose in price by 1.4% to 20,890 rubles ($316.64), carbamide-ammonia mixture – by 4.8% to 11,440 rubles ($173.4), sulfoammophos – by 2.8% to 20,930 rubles ($317.25). At the same time ammophos fell by 7.5% to 29,680 rubles ($449.88) per 1 ton.
It is worth noting that this is not the first rise in mineral fertilizer prices in the Stavropol Krai: the prices went up in July as well.
The Nevinnomyssky Azot plant (part of EuroChem) is currently the only producer of mineral fertilizers in the Stavropol Krai.