Russian fertilizer production in January increased 20% year-over-year and was up 1% from December 2023, reaching 2.4 million mt of active ingredient, according to an Interfax report, citing Russia’s State Statistics Service (Rosstat). Ammonia production in January increased 5% year-over-year and 2% month-over-month, to 1.6 million mt.
Potash production in January rose by 63.5% year-over-year, to 950,000 mt of active ingredient. Nitrogen fertilizer production also increased in January, to 1.1 million mt of active ingredient, while phosphate fertilizer production fell 2% compared with January last year, to 400,000 mt of active ingredient.