Russia is expected to increase its nitrogen fertilizer production this year by 8.5%, to 12.8 million mt in 100% nutrient equivalent, up from 11.803 million mt in 2022, according to an Interfax report, citing a Sept. 22 forecast by the country’s Economic Development Ministry.
Production of phosphate fertilizer is forecast to increase by 1.9%, to 4.445 million mt, up from 4.363 million mt last year. But production of potash fertilizer is expected to fall 2.1% year-over-year, to 7.13 million mt from 7.285 million mt in 2022.
Russia produced 14.53 million mt of fertilizers in the first seven months of 2023, up 2.4% from the same period last year (GM Aug. 25, p. 30), with nitrogen fertilizer output increasing nearly 4.7% in that period, to 7.3 million mt. Ammonia production fell nearly 2% year-over-year, however, to 9.9 million mt.
Potash fertilizer output for the seven-month period fell 0.6% year-over-year, to 4.6 million mt, while phosphate fertilizer production rose 1.3%, to 2.6 million mt.