# Global Fertilizer Demand Strengthens on Policy Support & China’s Potash Market Closes 2025 Firmly and Opens 2026 on a Strong Note

> Chinese potash market closed 2025 at elevated, stable levels with firm potassium chloride prices supported by tight supply and demand. Government subsidy programs in India, Indonesia and Nepal are driving fertilizer tenders, and Pakistan recorded record fertilizer sales.

- Date: 2026-01-05 · published 2026-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21386-global-fertilizer-demand-strengthens-on-policy-support-and-china-s-potash
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Subsidy-backed tenders in South and Southeast Asia keep fertilizer demand strong, supporting potash and nitrogen prices that feed into farm input costs.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-10-05 | [China’s fertilizer exports ban raises worries from global markets - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5907-china-s-fertilizer-exports-ban-raises-worries-from-global-markets-fastmarkets.md) | +6.2% | +11.5% |
| UREA | 2025-12-05 | [Fertilizer market November/December 2025 market report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5186-fertilizer-market-november-december-2025-market-report.md) | +0.6% | +10.9% |
| UREA | 2025-11-04 | [China’s export controls drive up global fertilizer prices - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21859-china-s-export-controls-drive-up-global-fertilizer-prices-datamarnews.md) | -2.3% | -10.6% |
| UREA | 2025-10-22 | [Possible Chinese export restrictions could impact global fertilizer market - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22329-possible-chinese-export-restrictions-could-impact-global-fertilizer-market.md) | +0.5% | +1.7% |
| UREA | 2025-12-17 | [Why Fertilizer Prices Now Move on Politics Not Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21420-why-fertilizer-prices-now-move-on-politics-not-demand.md) | +2.1% | +12.9% |

## Sources

- kelewell.de: https://www.kelewell.de/en/post/global-fertilizer-demand-strengthens-on-policy-support-china-s-potash-market-closes-2025-firmly-an

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