SunSirs: China's Cumulative Potassium Chloride Imports Reach 10.08 Million Tons from January to July

According to statistics from China Customs, China exported a total of 1.87 million tons of various fertilizers in July 2026; this included 403,300 tons of urea, 1.31 million tons of ammonium sulfate, and 300 tons of monoammonium phosphate (MAP). There were no exports of diammonium phosphate (DAP) in July.

From January to July 2026, China's cumulative fertilizer exports totaled 18.46 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 19.1%; the total export value was US$4.464 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 27.4%. Specifically, cumulative urea exports reached 910,000 tons (up 40.7% year-on-year); ammonium sulfate exports totaled 11.47 million tons (up 3.9% year-on-year); DAP exports totaled 70,000 tons (down 95.3% year-on-year); and MAP exports totaled 110,000 tons (down 81.2% year-on-year).

In terms of nutrient content, the cumulative exports of urea, ammonium sulfate, and ammonium phosphates from January to July amounted to 2.938 million tons of pure N-P-K nutrients.

Regarding imports, China imported 1.40 million tons of various fertilizers in July 2026. Of these, imports of potassium chloride and NPK compound fertilizers amounted to 1.27 million tonnes and 110,000 tonnes, respectively.

From January to July, cumulative imports of potassium chloride totaled 10.08 million tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 47.9%; cumulative imports of NPK compound fertilizers totaled 670,000 tonnes, a year-on-year decrease of 1.4%.

In terms of nutrient content, the cumulative imports of potassium chloride and NPK compound fertilizers from January to July represented 6.37 million tonnes of pure NPK nutrients.

During the same period, China's imports of major grain and oil agricultural products (cereals, legumes, and vegetable oils) embodied 5.00 million tonnes of pure fertilizer nutrients (so-called "embedded" or "virtual" fertilizer imports), marking a year-on-year increase of 11.0%.

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