From 1 January to 27 March 2017, the producers bought 1.1 thousand tons of active substance (hereinafter – D. V.) mineral fertilizers, which is 5.6 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 13 908 thousand rubles per ton (-12%), urea – 18 188 thousand rubles per ton (-10%), potassium chloride is 15 thousand 57 rubles per tonne (-5%), azofoska – 20 304 thousand rubles per ton (-16%), ammophos – 28 67 thousand rubles per ton (-12%).

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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