Current world fertilizer trends and outlook to 2013


This report presents the world N, P and K fertilizer medium-term supply and demand projections for the period 2008–2013. It is the fruit of a collective task of a Working Group of Fertilizer Organizations which meet annually at the FAO.

After 5 years of sustained demand and sometimes limited supply, world fertilizer is likely to have a large potential surplus through 2013, unless demand rises beyond expectations. Demand is forecast to increase by 24 million tonnes (compared with 2008). Besides, the increase in global nutrient potential surpluses within the period does not mean that all regions can afford fertilizers according to their real needs.

ftp://ftp.fao.org/agl/agll/docs/cwfto13.pdf

 

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