# Is China the solution to the World’s surplus ammonia problem - CRU Group

> CRU analysis examines whether China can absorb the global surplus of merchant ammonia, noting China's imports could reach 1.0 million tonnes in 2018, up about 40 percent. Domestic Chinese prices remain high on tight supply after plant closures.

- Date: 2018-06-27 · published 2018-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64832-is-china-the-solution-to-the-world-s-surplus-ammonia-problem-cru-group
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese import demand could support ammonia and downstream nitrogen and phosphate prices, which feed into fertilizer costs for grain and oilseed production.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Sources

- crugroup.com: https://www.crugroup.com/en/communities/thought-leadership/2018/is-china-the-solution-to-the-world-s-surplus-ammonia-problem/

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