From 1 January to 6 March 2017, agricultural producers purchased 713,9 thousand tons of active substance (hereinafter – D. V.) mineral fertilizers, which is 5.8 thousand tonnes more than at the same date last year.

The average price of the most popular forms of fertilizers, including VAT, packaging, transport and distribution costs in comparison with the same date of 2016 is as follows: for ammonium nitrate 13 878 thousand rubles per ton (-12%), urea – 18 282 thousand rubles per ton (-11%), potassium chloride – 15 283 thousand rubles per ton (+1%), azofoska – 20 thousand 420 rubles per ton (-14%), ammophos – 28 125 thousand rubles per ton (-10%).

According to agribusiness management bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the need for mineral fertilizers in 2017 to conduct seasonal field work is 2.8 million tonnes

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