Russian fertilizer production increased by 32.4% year-over-year in October, to 2.4 million mt of active ingredient, according to an Interfax report, citing the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). Output in October was also up 7.9% from September this year.
Potash production in October increased 84.9% year-over-year, to 0.9 million mt of active ingredient, and was 3.2% higher than September 2023. Phosphate fertilizer output rose 7.8% in October, to 0.4 million mt of active ingredient, 7.8% higher than September.
Nitrogen fertilizer production totaled 1.1 million mt of active ingredient in October, some 15% higher than October 2022 and 12% more than September 2023. Russia produced 21.3 million mt of fertilizers (active ingredient) in the 10 months to Oct. 31, 2023, a year-over-year increase of 8.6%.
Ten-month potash output totaled 7.3 million mt of active ingredient, an 18.4% year-over-year increase, while phosphate fertilizer production rose 1.1% during the period, to 3.6 million mt of active ingredient. Nitrogen fertilizer production for January-October was 5.2% higher year-over-year, to 10.4 million mt of active ingredient.