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Fertilizers
Sell offers and buy requests for Fertilizers, posted by companies and agreed directly between them.
About Fertilizers trade
Fertilizers supply the nutrients that crops need: nitrogen in urea, phosphorus in DAP and MAP, potassium in potash (MOP), and blended NPK products. Buyers are farm input distributors, blenders, cooperatives and government tenders; sellers are producers in the Middle East, Russia, North Africa, China and North America. Prices are very sensitive to the planting seasons and the energy markets.
Products
Urea · DAP · MAP · NPK Fertilizers · Potash / MOP · Phosphate Rock
Bulk Fertilizers offers: FOB, CFR and CIF terms available
Country guides: Urea suppliers: top countries · DAP and MAP suppliers: top countries · Potash suppliers: top countries
Who trades Fertilizers in the world
Looking at the 6 products of this group together, the largest exporting countries in 2024 were Russia, Morocco, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and the largest importing countries were Brazil, India, United States, China. Open a product to see the figures for that product alone.
| Top exporting countries | Trade value |
|---|---|
| Russia | USD 12.9 billion |
| Morocco | USD 8.2 billion |
| Canada | USD 6.7 billion |
| Saudi Arabia | USD 4.7 billion |
| China | USD 4 billion |
| Oman | USD 2.7 billion |
| Top importing countries | Trade value |
|---|---|
| Brazil | USD 9.9 billion |
| India | USD 8.6 billion |
| United States | USD 7.7 billion |
| China | USD 4.4 billion |
| Australia | USD 2.7 billion |
| Thailand | USD 1.4 billion |
Source: OEC (BACI/CEPII), 2024. Sums of the main trading countries of each product in the group; by every mode of transport, not only by sea.
How Fertilizers is shipped
Fertilizers usually travel in bulk on Handysize, Supramax and Panamax ships, or bagged in 25 to 50 kg bags or one-tonne big bags. Some products, such as ammonium nitrate, need special handling and documents. Cargo holds are cleaned, and humidity is controlled because many fertilizers take up moisture and cake.
What buyers and sellers compare
Buyers compare the nutrient content (for example nitrogen percent in urea), granule size, moisture, the packing and the origin. Seasonal shipment windows matter: a late cargo can miss the planting season.
When the terms are agreed, you can explore suitable vessels on Shipfixing.
Questions about Fertilizers
How is urea shipped?
Mostly in bulk on Handysize and Supramax ships, or in 50 kg bags. The contract names the nitrogen content, the granule size and the shipment period.
What do DAP, MAP and MOP stand for?
DAP is diammonium phosphate, MAP is monoammonium phosphate and MOP is muriate of potash, the most common potassium fertilizer.