RABI FERTILIZER SITUATION: MID FEBRUARY 2018

Executive Summary

1. SUPPLY/DEMAND SITUATION

1.1 Fertilizer Offtake during January 2018

The provisional data reveal that the total nutrient offtake during January 2018 was about 356
thousand tonnes compared to 271 thousand tonnes during January 2017, showing an increase of
31.6 per cent. Nitrogen offtake was 297 thousand tonnes which also increased by 30.2 per cent
whereas phosphate offtake was 55 thousand tonnes showing an increase of 39.2 per cent over
January 2017. In fertilizer product terms, urea offtake during January 2018 was 539 thousand
tonnes, which witnessed an increase of 32.7 per cent and DAP offtake was 92 thousand tonnes,
which registered an increase of 50.9 per cent as compared to January 2017.

1.2 Cumulative Fertilizer offtake during Rabi 2017-18 (October-January)

Cumulative fertilizer nutrient offtake during Rabi 2017-18 (October-January) was about 1969
thousand tonnes, which decreased by 11.3 per cent compared with same timeframe of last Rabi
2016-17. Offtake of nitrogen decreased by 9.3 per cent, phosphate offtake decreased by 16.7 per
cent while potash offtake increased by 58.5 per cent as compared to Rabi 2016-17. In product
terms, urea offtake was 2233 thousand tonnes during Rabi 2017-18 which decreased by 8.0 per
cent while DAP offtake was 1132 thousand tonnes which decreased by 16.5 per cent over same
time frame of Rabi 2016-17.

1.3 Fertilizer Production and Imported Supplies

Total production of all fertilizer products during January 2018 was about 578 thousand tonnes.
Out of this, urea was 457 thousand tonnes, which is 79 per cent of the total production. DAP
production was 31 thousand tonnes. The other products were CAN 42 thousand tonnes, Nitrophos
38 thousand tonnes, SSP 6 thousand tonnes and 4 thousand tonnes of NPKs. Imported supplies
were 72 thousand tonnes which included 65 thousand tonnes of DAP, 4.5 thousand tonnes of SOP
and 1 thousand tonnes of MOP during January 2018.

2. PRICE TREND

Domestic: Price of almost all the fertilizer increased slightly during January 2018 compared
with December 2017.

International: The prices of Fob bulk China urea fluctuated from US $ 300 to 320/ton. FOB
Prilled bulk Middle East price was quoted at US $ 260 to 262/ton. DAP prices in US Gulf were
quoted around US $ 360-353/ton fob bulk. MAP and TSP prices were recorded in the range of US
$ 375-405 and 290-300/ton, respectively during January, 2018. Ex-Karachi price of urea was in
the range of Rs.1940 to Rs. 2364 per 50 kg bag, while Ex-Karachi price of DAP was in the range
of Rs. 2940 to Rs. 3049 per 50 kg bag.

2. OUTLOOK FOR RABI 2017-18

During Rabi 2017-18, total availability of urea is estimated to be around 3516 thousand tonnes.
This includes 2720 thousand tonnes of domestic production and 796 thousand tonnes of opening
inventory. Offtake during Rabi 2017-18 is expected to be 3033 thousand tonnes leaving behind
300 thousand tonnes of opening balance for coming Kharif 2018.

Total availability of DAP is estimated around 1437 thousand tonnes during Rabi 2017-18. This
includes 367 thousand tonnes of opening stock, 698 thousand tonnes of imported supplies and 372
thousand tonnes of domestic production. Offtake of DAP would be 1371 thousand tonnes, leaving
a closing balance of 66 thousand tonnes for next season.
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RABI FERTILIZER SITUATION: MID FEBRUARY 2018

1. INTRODUCTION

This note reviews the product-wise and nutrient-wise fertilizer supply/demand situation during
January 2018, the 4th month of Rabi 2017-18 season, and presents an outlook for the remaining
two months in respect of urea and DAP. It also includes the average domestic retail and
international prices of fertilizer products, namely UREA, DAP, TSP, MAP and SOP.

2. FERTILIZER OFFTAKE DURING JANUARY, 2018

Total nutrient offtake during January 2018 was about 356 thousand tonnes, which increased by
31.6 per cent over January 2017. Offtake of nitrogen was about 297 thousand tonnes, which
increased by 30.2 per cent over January 2017. Phosphate offtake was about 55 thousand tonnes,
which increased by 39.2 per cent, potash offtake also witnessed an increase of 31.8 per cent. In
product terms, urea offtake was 539 thousand tonnes, witnessing an increase of 32.7 per cent.
Offtake of DAP was about 92 thousand tonnes, which increased by 50.9 per cent over January
2017 (Table 1).

Table 1. Fertilizer Offtake during January 2018 compared with previous years

(‘000 tonnes)
Nutrient/ January January January January January Per cent change in
Product 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 over 2017

Nitrogen 302 317 190 228 297 30.2

Phosphate 21 43 43 40 55 39.2

Potash 0.8 1.6 0.8 2.9 3.9 31.8

Total 324 361 234 271 356 31.6

Urea 619 629 346 406 539 32.7

DAP 27 72 77 61 92 50.9
Details are given in Annex-1 & 2.

3. CUMULATIVE FERTILIZER OFFTAKE DURING RABI 2017-18

(OCTOBER 2017 – JANUARY 2018)

Aggregated data in Table 2 reveal that cumulative fertilizer nutrient offtake during October, 2017
to January 2018, was 1969 thousand tonnes showing a decrease of 11.3 per cent over the same
timeframe of last Rabi 2016-17. Out of total offtake, nitrogen was 1361 thousand tonnes.
Phosphate 588 thousand tonnes and potash 20 thousand tonnes (Table 2).

Data in Table 2 also indicate that urea and DAP offtake was 2233 thousand tonnes (8.0 per cent
less than same time frame of Rabi 2016-17) and 1132 thousand tonnes (16.5 per cent lower than
same time frame of Rabi 2016-17).

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Table 2. Cumulative Fertilizer offtake during Rabi 2017-18 versus Rabi 2016-17
(October-January)

('000 tonnes)
Season Nutrient Total Product
Nitrogen Phosphate Potash Nutrients Urea DAP

Rabi 2016-17 (Oct. to Jan.) 1,501 706 13 2,219 2,428 1,356

Rabi 2017-18 (Oct. to Jan.) 1361 588 20 1,969 2,233 1,132

Percent change -9.3 -16.7 58.5 -11.3 -8.0 -16.5

Details are presented in Annex-1 & 2.

4. FERTILIZER PRODUCTION AND IMPORTS

Total production of all fertilizer products during January 2018 was about 578 thousand tonnes.
Out of this, urea was 457 thousand tonnes, which is 79.0 per cent of the total production. DAP
production was 31 thousand tonnes. The other products were CAN 42 thousand tonnes, Nitrophos
38 thousand tonnes, SSP 6 thousand tonnes and 4 thousand tonnes of NPKs. Imported supplies
were 72 thousand tonnes which includes 65 thousand tonnes of DAP, 4.5 thousand tonnes of SOP
and 1 thousand tonnes of MOP during January 2018 (Table 3).

Table 3. Fertilizer production and imported supplies during January 2018

(‘000 tonnes)

Description Urea DAP NP CAN SSP NPKs SOP MOP MAP AS TSP Total

Production 457 31 38 42 6 4 - - - - - 578

Percent share 79.0 5.4 6.6 7.3 1.0 0.8 - - - - - 100

Import - 65 - - 0.7 - 4.5 1 - - - 72

Details are given in Annex- 5 & 6.

5. PROVINCE-WISE UREA AND DAP OFFTAKE DURING JANUARY, 2018

During January 2018 urea offtake increased in all the provinces except Balochistan. Urea offtake
increased by 35, 39 and 15 per cent in Punjab, Sindh and KP respectively. Its Offtake decreased
by 14 per cent in Balochistan.

DAP offtake during January 2018 decreased in Balochistan by 50 per cent whereas it increased by
48, 133 and 13 per cent in Punjab, Sindh and KP respectively.

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Table 4. Province-wise urea and DAP offtake during January, 2018 compared
with previous years.

(‘000 tonnes)
Province January January January January January Per cent change
in 2018 over
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2017
UREA
Punjab 446 447 198 264 357 35
Sindh 125 140 124 104 144 39
KP 32 27 17 17 20 15
Balochistan 17 15 7 21 18 -14
AJK - - - - 0
Total 619 629 346 406 539 33
Per cent change 2 -45 17 33
over previous year
DAP
Punjab 20 56 42 49 72 48
Sindh 3 10 32 6 15 133
KP 3 3 1.7 3.0 3 13
Balochistan 0.9 1.8 0.3 2.9 1 -50
Total 27 72 77 61 92 50.9
Per cent change 167 6 -20 50.9
over previous year

6. SUPPLY/DEMAND SITUATION DURING JANUARY 2018

6.1. Urea

Total urea availability during January 2018 was about 795 thousand tonnes, including an opening
balance of 338 thousand tonnes and domestic production of 457 thousand tonnes (Table 5). Urea
offtake during January 2018 was 539 thousand tonnes. The closing balance at the end of January
2018 was 256 thousand tonnes.

6.2. DAP

Total DAP availability was 268 thousand tonnes during the month under review. It comprised 172
thousand tonnes of opening balance, 65 thousand tonnes imported supplies and 31 thousand
tonnes of domestic production (Table 5). DAP offtake was about 92 thousand tonnes. The closing
balance works out to be 176 thousand tonnes.

7. OUTLOOK FOR RABI 2017-18

During Rabi 2017-18, total availability of urea is estimated to be around 3516 thousand tonnes.
This includes 796 thousand tonnes of opening balance and 2720 thousand tonnes of domestic
production. The offtake during Rabi 2017-18 is expected to be 3033 thousand tonnes leaving
behind 300 thousand tonnes of opening balance for coming Kharif 2018.

Total availability of DAP is estimated around 1437 thousand tonnes during Rabi 2017-18. This
includes 367 thousand tonnes of opening stock, 698 thousand tonnes of imported supplies and 372
thousand tonnes of domestic production. The estimated offtake of DAP would be 1371 thousand
tonnes, leaving a closing balance of 66 thousand tonnes for next season.

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Table 5. Urea and DAP supply/demand situation during Rabi 2017-18
(‘000 tonnes)
Description OCT* NOV* DEC* JAN* FEB** MAR** TOTAL
UREA
Opening inventory 796 753 570 338 256 276 796
Imported supplies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Domestic production 440 418 485 457 420 500 2720
Total availability 1236 1171 1055 795 676 776 3516
Offtake 375 602 717 539 400 400 3033
Export 108 0 0 0 0 76 184
Write off/on - - - - - - 0
Estimated inventory 753 570 338 256 276 300 300
DAP
Opening inventory 367 295 154 172 176 146 367
Imported supplies 241 289 103 65 0 0 698
Domestic production 74 72 65 31 60 70 372
Total availability 682 656 322 268 236 216 1437
Offtake 387 502 150 92 90 150 1371
Write off/on 0 0 - - - - 0
Estimated inventory 295 154 172 176 146 66 66
* Actual. ** Estimated.

8. FERTILIZER PRICES

8.1 Domestic fertilizer prices during January 2018

Average price of urea (Sona) increased slightly by 0.1 per cent, while price of urea (tara)
remained the same during January 2018. The price of DAP increased by 0.4 per cent as compared
to December 2017. The price of SSP (G) also increased by 0.3 per cent while that of CAN by 0.7
per cent over December, 2017.

Table 6. Average Fertilizer Retail Prices in January, 2018 Compared with

December, 2017

( Rs. Per 50 Kg Bag )

Product December January Percent
2017 2018 change
Urea (Sona) 1409 1411 0.1
Urea (other) 1368 1368 0.0
DAP 2880 2891 0.4
TSP - - -
NP 2208 2211 0.1
SSP (Powdered) -
SSP (Granular) 883 886 0.3
CAN 1259 1268 0.7
SOP 3624 3633 0.2
NPK 2568 2573 0.2
Source: Federal Bureau of Statistics/National Fertilizer Development Centre.

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8.2 International prices during January 2018

The prices of Fob bulk China urea fluctuated from US $ 300 to 320/ton. FOB Prilled bulk Middle
East price was quoted at US $ 260 to 262/ton. DAP prices in US Gulf were quoted around US $
353-365/ton fob bulk. MAP and TSP prices were recorded in the range of US $ 375-405 and 290-
300/ton, respectively during January, 2018. Ex-Karachi price of urea was in the range of Rs.1940
to Rs. 2364 per 50 kg bag, while Ex-Karachi price of DAP was in the range of Rs. 2940 to Rs.
3049 per 50 kg bag.

Table 7. International prices during January, 2018

US $ per MT (Rs. per bag)

Terms/Port
4th January 11th January 18th January 25th January Ex-Karachi Price
(FOB) (1st week) (2nd week) (3rd week) (4th week) of Imported Fertilizer
UREA
China 300-310 310-320 300-320 300-310 2223-2364
(Prilled Bulk) (260-270) (270-275) (275-285) 1871-2041
Arabian Gulf 260-262 260-262 260-262 260-262 1940-1955
(Prilled Bulk) (232-242) (232-242) (260-262) 1681-1885

DAP
US Gulf* 360-363 360-365 353-363 355-363 2956-3049
(Bulk) (355-360) (358-362) (360-364) 2865-2932
China 405-410 408-410 410 410 2940-2975
(Bulk) (400-410) (400-410) (405-410) 2801-2869
MAP
Baltic 375-380 380-385 385-388 400-405 2948-3167
(Bulk) (373-380) (375-380) (375-380) 2829-2878
TSP
Tunisia 290-300 290-300 290-300 290-300 2330-2402
(Bulk) (290-300) (290-300) (290-300) 2246-2317
Source: Fertilizer Industry. Figures in parenthesis are for December, 2017.
* US $ per short tonne (907 kg)

Table 8. Rainfall data during January 2018 compared with January 2017

‘mm’
Station January January Per cent
2017 2018 change
Peshawar 68 - -100
Rawalpindi 146 1 -99
Jhelum 106 - -100
Sargodha 38 - -100
Lahore 81 3 -96
D.I. Khan 29 - -100
Faisalabad 23 - -100
Multan 15.8 - -100
Khanpur 7 - -100
Quetta 84 1 -99
Rohri 1 - -100
Hyderabad 2 - -100
Gilgit 11 - -100
Skardu - - -
Sourc: National Agromet. Centre, Islamabad

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ANNEXES

1. Month-wise nutrient offtake during Rabi 2017-18 compared with previous seasons.
2. Month-wise Urea and DAP offtake during Rabi 2017-18 compared with previous seasons.
3. Month-wise nutrient offtake during Year 2017-18 compared with previous years
4. Month-wise Urea and DAP offtake during Year 2017-18 compared with previous years
5. Plant-wise production, sales and stock position (January 2018).
6. Company-wise imports, sales and stock position (January 2018).
7. Total sales and stock position (January 2018).
8. Province-wise and product-wise offtake of domestically produced fertilizers (January
2018).
9. Province-wise and product-wise offtake of imported fertilizers (January 2018).
10. Total province-wise and product-wise offtake of fertilizers (January 2018).
11. Fertilizer production by product and manufacturer (2017-18).
12. Rainfall (2017-18)

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 ANNEX-1

MONTH-WISE NUTRIENT OFFTAKE DURING RABI 2017-18 COMPARED WITH

PREVIOUS SEASONS
(Tonnes)
Month/ Rabi Rabi Rabi Rabi Rabi Percent
Season 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Change
TOTAL NUTRIENTS (N+P2O5+K2O)
October 446,627 424,219 493,571 526,323 481,808 -8.5
November 558,071 522,389 693,167 827,722 651,087 -21.3
December 461,323 491,670 523,014 594,507 480,252 -19.2
January 323,695 361,072 234,166 270,837 356,308 31.6
Sub Total 1,789,716 1,799,350 1,943,918 2,219,389 1,969,455 -11.3
February 263,968 280,752 227,554 226,084 249,590 10.4
March 256,002 258,609 143,449 232,506 222,642 -4.2
Total 2,633,381 2,699,783 2,549,087 2,948,816 2,797,994 -5.1
Percent change 3 -6 15.7 -5.1
NITROGEN
October 292,746 258,181 214,165 275466 271645 -1.4
November 350,046 311,692 413,273 501,815 396,759 -20.9
December 368,772 373,471 442,289 495,518 395,549 -20.2
January 302,229 316,688 190,477 228,194 297,182 30.2
Sub Total 1,313,793 1,260,032 1,260,204 1,500,993 1,361,135 -9.3
February 207,331 240,601 181,029 163,817 198,195 21.0
March 207,766 221,057 85,323 142,613 164,190 15.1
Total 2,031,119 2,038,378 1,717,033 2,035,617 2,020,701 -0.7
Percent change 0 -16 18.6 -0.7
HOSPHATE
October 150,439 162,756 275,295 246,032 202,401 -17.7
November 206,522 207,620 278,005 322,319 248,453 -22.9
December 91,462 114,794 79,515 97,476 81,826 -16.1
January 20,697 42,886 42,898 39,698 55,242 39.2
Sub Total 469,120 528,056 675,713 705,525 587,922 -16.7
February 53,952 37,996 43,596 56,308 47,963 -14.8
March 45,676 33,858 55,152 84,765 54,863 -35.3
Total 589,445 642,796 817,359 886,296 745,990 -15.8
Percent change 9 27 8.4 -15.8
POTASH
October 3443 3,282 4,112 4,825 7,762 60.9
November 1,503 3,077 1,888 3,589 5,875 63.7
December 1,089 3,406 1,211 1,513 2,877 90.2
January 769 1,598 791 2,946 3,884 31.8
Sub Total 6,804 11,363 8,002 12,873 20,398 58.5
February 2,684 2,155 2929 5,959 3,432 -42.4
March 2,560 3,694 2,974 5,128 3,589 -30.0
Total 12,817 18,810 14,696 26,906 31,303 16
Percent change 47 -22 83 16

* February onward are average of previous years

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 ANNEX-2

MONTH-WISE NUTRIENT OFFTAKE DURING RABI 2017-18 COMPARED WITH

PREVIOUS SEASONS

(Tonnes)
Month/ Rabi Rabi Rabi Rabi Rabi Percent
Season 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Change
UREA
October 476,976 407,717 197,090 360,173 375,386 4.2
November 550,861 467,181 623,023 764,119 601,671 -21.3
December 674,005 655,555 838,674 897,552 716,924 -20.1
January 619,150 628,873 346,439 406,265 539,214 32.7
Sub Total 2,320,992 2,159,326 2,005,226 2,428,109 2,233,195 -8.0
February 378,432 455,581 315,020 257,117 351,538 36.7
March 384,137 429,070 114,295 206,831 283,583 37.1
Total 3,702,711 3,672,850 2,780,980 3,298,322 3,407,531 3.3
Percent change (1) -24.3 18.6 3.3
DAP
October 297,520 323,842 535,974 501,085 387,095 -22.7
November 406,143 409,189 537,451 631,435 501,796 -20.5
December 172,516 220,941 132,359 162,277 150,476 -7.3
January 26,976 72,050 76,534 61,111 92,208 50.9
Sub Total 903,155 1,026,022 1,282,318 1,355,908 1,131,575 -16.5
February 95,044 63,602 71,342 97,636 81,906 -16.1
March 73,068 47,871 92,903 154,051 91,973 -40.3
Total 1,098,242 1,209,545 1,523,097 1,668,706 1,397,662 -16.2
Percent change 10 26 9.6 -16.2

* February onward are average of previous years

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 ANNEX-3

MONTH-WISE COMPARATIVE NUTRIENT OFFTAKE DURING YEAR 2017-18 COMPARED

WITH PREVIOUS YEARS
(Tonnes)
Percent
YEAR 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18*
change
TOTAL NUTRIENTS (N+P2O5+K2O)
July 291,051 345,145 283,245 533,217 381,395 -28.5
August 318,589 401,924 240,807 394,938 502,724 27.3
September 385,177 291,383 105,544 243,374 341,402 40.3
October 446,627 424,219 493,571 526,323 481,808 -8.5
November 558,071 522,389 693,167 827,722 651,087 -21.3
December 461,323 491,670 523,014 594,507 480,252 -19.2
January 323,695 361,072 234,166 270,837 356,308 31.6
February 263,968 280,752 227,554 226,084 249,590 10.4
March 256,002 258,609 143,449 232,506 222,642 -4.2
April 170,893 237,889 205,027 214,684 207,123 -3.5
May 300,904 319,420 227,799 327,937 294,015 -10.3
June 312,787 381,947 321,930 647,982 416,162 -35.8
Total 4,089,087 4,316,419 3,699,273 5,040,111 4,584,507 -9.0
Percent change 5.6 -14.3 36.2 -9.0
NITROGEN
July 244,245 266,940 235,805 419,879 233,195 -44.5
August 269,155 332,093 219,282 320,161 450,019 40.6
September 290,354 227,674 97,096 179,078 162,467 -9.3
October 292,746 258,181 214,165 275,466 271,645 -1.4
November 350,046 311,692 413,273 501,815 396,759 -20.9
December 368,772 373,471 442,289 495,518 395,549 -20.2
January 302,229 316,688 190,477 228,194 297,182 30.2
February 207,331 240,601 181,029 163,817 198,195 21.0
March 207,766 221,057 85,323 142,613 164,190 15.1
April 141,856 195,658 139,710 154,073 157,824 2.4
May 234,762 248,943 160,858 280,818 231,345 -17.6
June 275,268 315,650 292,593 568,346 362,964 -36.1
Total 3,184,530 3,308,648 2,671,900 3,729,778 3,321,334 -11.0
Percent change 3.9 -19.2 39.6 -11.0
PHOSPHATE
July 45,302 76,295 46,552 111,476 144,554 29.7
August 48,096 67,987 21,009 73,201 49,470 -32.4
September 92,300 59,925 7,353 59,044 170,969 189.6
October 150,439 162,756 275,295 246,032 202,401 -17.7
November 206,522 207,620 278,005 322,319 248,453 -22.9
December 91,462 114,794 79,515 97,476 81,826 -16.1
January 20,697 42,886 42,898 39,698 55,242 39.2
February 53,952 37,996 43,596 56,308 47,963 -14.8
March 45,676 33,858 55,152 84,765 54,863 -35.3
April 26,755 40,542 63,459 57,410 47,042 -18.1
May 63,476 67,757 65,690 43,496 60,105 38.2
June 36,215 62,570 28,802 77,672 51,315 -33.9
Total 880,892 974,986 1,007,326 1,268,897 1,214,202 -4.3
Percent change 10.7 3.3 26.0 -4.3
POTASH
July 1,504 1,890 887 1,862 3,646 95.8
August 1,338 1,844 515 1,575 3,234 105.3
September 2,523 3,784 1,096 5,252 7,966 51.7
October 3,443 3,282 4,112 4,825 7,762 60.9
November 1,503 3,077 1,888 3,589 5,875 63.7
December 1,089 3,406 1,211 1,513 2,877 90.2
January 769 1,598 791 2,946 3,884 31.8
February 2,684 2,155 2,929 5,959 3,432 -42.4
March 2,560 3,694 2,974 5,128 3,589 -30.0
April 2,282 1,689 1,858 3,201 2,258 -29.5
May 2,667 2,720 1,251 3,622 2,565 -29.2
June 1,304 3,726 534 1,964 1,882 -4.2
Total 23,666 32,865 20,046 41,436 48,969 18.2
Percent change 38.9 -39.0 106.7 18.2
* February onward are average of previous years

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 ANNEX-4

MONTH-WISE COMPARATIVE UREA AND DAP OFFTAKE DURING YEAR 2017-18

COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS YEARS

(Tonnes)
Percent
YEAR 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18*
change
UREA
July 466,144 486,684 447,478 777,875 339,002 -56.4
August 515,365 630,891 428,920 573,701 884,858 54.2
September 504,450 420,203 193,013 297,856 179,813 -39.6
October 476,976 407,717 197,090 360,173 375,386 4.2
November 550,861 467,181 623,023 764,119 601,671 -21.3
December 674,005 655,555 838,674 897,552 716,924 -20.1
January 619,150 628,873 346,439 406,265 539,214 32.7
February 378,432 455,581 315,020 257,117 351,538 36.7
March 384,137 429,070 114,295 206,831 283,583 37.1
April 257,578 366,661 213,012 249,865 271,779 8.8
May 408,100 421,760 250,623 520,902 400,346 -23.1
June 512,053 566,537 590,385 1,059,648 682,156 -35.6
Total 5,747,251 5,936,713 4,557,972 6,371,904 5,626,270 -11.7
Percent change 3.3 -23.2 39.8 -11.7
DAP
July 81,321 146,906 81,859 199,259 283,116 42.1
August 84,314 121,373 33,776 134,423 77,767 -42.1
September 172,813 104,685 6,803 109,144 353,626 224.0
October 297,520 323,842 535,974 501,085 387,095 -22.7
November 406,143 409,189 537,451 631,435 501,796 -20.5
December 172,516 220,941 132,359 162,277 150,476 -7.3
January 26,976 72,050 76,534 61,111 92,208 50.9
February 95,044 63,602 71,342 97,636 81,906 -16.1
March 73,068 47,871 92,903 154,051 91,973 -40.3
April 44,402 69,544 104,833 95,697 78,619 -17.8
May 108,439 109,545 106,292 70,716 98,748 39.6
June 60,436 111,633 42,892 111,754 81,679 -26.9
Total 1,622,991 1,801,181 1,823,018 2,328,588 2,279,009 -2.1
Percent change 11.0 1.2 27.7 -2.1

* February onward are average of previous years

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 ANNEX-5

PLANT WISE PRODUCTION, SALES & STOCK POSITION (JANUARY 2018)

(Tonnes)
Plant Product Opening Production Total Offtake Adjustments Adjustments Closing
Balance Availability Punjab Sindh KP Baluchistan AJK/FATA Pakistan (+) (-) Balance
FFC-Prilled Urea 7,800 228,293 236,093 156,283 41,806 17,375 7,390 - 222,854 - - 13,239
FFBL-Granular Urea 122 13,732 13,854 11,875 1,550 365 30 - 13,820 - - 34
TOTAL FFC Urea 7,922 242,025 249,947 168,158 43,356 17,740 7,420 - 236,674 - - 13,273
FATIMAFERT Urea 3,423 - 3,423 - - - - - - - - 3,423
Fatima Fertilizer Ltd Urea 126,317 39,328 165,645 30,627 3,536 1,269 620 12 36,063 - - 129,582
PAK-ARAB Urea 7,858 - 7,858 1,187 - - - - 1,187 - - 6,671
EFERT Urea 183,703 175,557 359,260 154,788 97,338 195 9,731 - 262,052 - - 97,208
Agritech (PAFL) Urea 5,537 - 5,537 2,542 - 697 - - 3,239 - - 2,299
TOTAL Urea 334,760 456,910 791,670 357,301 144,230 19,901 17,771 12 539,214 - - 252,456
EFERT NP 5,376 2,639 8,015 340 2,561 - - - 2,901 - - 5,114
PAK-ARAB NP 12,999 - 12,999 3,790 - 99 - - 3,888 - - 9,111
Fatima Fertilizer Ltd NP 25,303 35,260 60,563 35,645 6,017 1,070 1,143 30 43,904 - - 16,659
TOTAL NP 43,678 37,899 81,577 39,775 8,578 1,168 1,143 30 50,693 - - 30,883
LCFL SSP 21 - - - - - - - - - - -
Agritech (PAFL) SSP 8,665 5,698 14,363 1,420 - 538 - - 1,958 - - 12,405
Suraj Fertilizer SSP 6,223 - 6,223 1,570 - - - - 1,570 - - 4,653
Safi Chemicals SSP 449 - 449 - - - - - - - - 449
TOTAL SSP 15,358 5,698 21,035 2,990 - 538 - - 3,528 - - 17,507
FFC-SONA DAP 463 31,073 31,536 24,413 3,960 1,830 810 - 31,013 - - 523
PAK-ARAB CAN 128,828 - 128,828 2,838 58 - - - 2,895 - - 125,933
Fatima Fertilizer Ltd CAN 104,275 42,153 146,428 67,951 6,138 - - - 74,089 - - 72,339
EFERT NPK 17:17:17 1,205 3,610 4,815 932 420 764 374 - 2,490 - - 2,325
EFERT NPK 10:20:10 256 - 256 31 - - - - 31 - - 225
EFERT NPK 08:23:18 2,422 - 2,422 23 - - - - 23 - - 2,399
EFERT NPK 15:15:15 72 805 877 19 335 - - - 354 - - 523
EFERT NPK 08:18:20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Safi Chemicals NPK 2:20:3 923 - 923 - - - - - - - - 923
TOTAL NPKs 4,878 4,415 9,293 1,005 755 764 374 - 2,898 - - 6,395

GRAND TOTAL ALL 632,240 578,148 1,210,367 496,272 163,718 24,201 20,098 42 704,330 - - 506,036

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COMPANY WISE IMPORTS, SALES/STOCK POSITION (JANUARY 2018)

(Tonnes)
Company Product Opening Import Total Offtake Adjustment Adjustment Closing
balance availability Punjab Sindh KP Baluchistan AJK/FATA Pakistan (+) (-) Balance
FFC Urea - - - - - - - - - - - -
DAP - 31,696 31,696 19,141 5,354 1,061 97 - 25,653 - - 6,043
TSP - - - - - - - - - - - -
SOP - - - - - - - - - - - -
MOP - - - - - - - - - - - -
EFERT Urea - - - - - - - - - - -
DAP 646 11,819 12,465 11,159 4,684 - 264 - 16,107 3,642 - -
MAP - - - - - - - - - - - -
MOP 3,366 993 4,359 735 35 98 53 - 921 - - 3,438
SOP - 1,507 1,507 470 400 - - - 870 - - 637
SSP 3,074 693 3,767 129 108 - 1 - 238 - - 3,529
DHCL Urea - - - - - - - - - - - -
DAP - - - 155 - - - - 155 8,489 - 8,334
NFML Urea 1,561 - 1,561 - - - - - - - - 1,561
DAP - - - - - - - - - - - -
PAK ARAB Urea - - - - - - - - - - - -
DAP 28,118 20,500 48,618 802 47 51 - - 900 1,836 8,761 40,793
MAP - - - - - - - - - - - -
JBL DAP 14,134 1,077 15,211 495 25 15 - - 535 - - 14,676
TSP - - - - - - - - - - - -
MOP 262 - 262 133 - - - - 133 - - 129
MAP - - - - - - - - - - - -
SOP 636 1,000 1,636 66 6 - - - 72 - - 1,564
Safi Chemicals DAP - - - - - - - - - - -
NP - - - - - - - - - - - -
MOP 424 - 424 - - - - - - - - 424
SOP 286 732 1,018 316 - - - - 316 - - 702
AS 297 - 297 - - - - - - - - 297
UNI. AGRO DAP 44,230 - 44,230 3,221 644 344 86 - 4,294 - 39,936
TSP - - - - - - - - - - - -
SOP 3,177 - 3,177 844 169 90 23 - 1,126 - - 2,052
MOP 4,098 - 4,098 329 66 35 9 - 439 - - 3,660
MAP - - - - - - - - - - - -
AS 1,514 - 1,514 345 69 37 9 - 460 - - 1,054
NP - - - - - - - - - - - -

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COMPANY WISE IMPORTS, SALES/STOCK POSITION (JANUARY 2018)

(Tonnes)
Company Product Opening Import Total Offtake Adjustment Adjustment Closing
balance availability Punjab Sindh KP Baluchistan AJK/FATA Pakistan (+) (-) Balance
CHAWALA DAP 21,259 - 21,259 2,569 248 30 165 - 3,012 - - 18,248
AS 808 - 808 27 - - - - 27 - - 781
SOP 187 - 187 45 - 10 - - 55 - - 132
MOP 119 119 5 - - - - 5 - - 114
PACIFIC CHART DAP 39,040 - 39,040 10,505 - - - - 10,505 - - 28,535
SOP 790 - 790 201 - - - - 201 - - 589
MOP 1,385 - 1,385 223 - - - - 223 - - 1,162
NP - - - - - - - - - - - -
AS 942 - 942 707 - - - - 707 - - 235
Neelum Seeds DAP - - - - - - - - - - - -
SOP 404 - 404 145 - - - - 145 - - 259
MOP 803 - 803 73 - - - - 73 - - 730
Premium Petroleum DAP - - - - - - - - - - - -
MOP 2,959 - 2,959 1,084 86 - - - 1,171 - 1,788
SOP 771 500 1,271 424 - - - - 424 - - 847
AS 1,609 - 1,609 632 77 - - - 709 - - 900
AL-HAMZA DAP - - - - - - - - - - - -
MOP - - - - - - - - - - - -
Reliance Comm. Ltd DAP - - - 34 - - - - 34 272 - 238
Agven Pvt. Ltd. DAP 23,298 - 23,298 - - - - - - - - 23,298
MAP - - - - - - - - - - - -
MOP 738 493 1,231 - - - - - - - - 1,231
SOP 636 720 1,356 - - - - - - - - 1,356
AS - - - - - - - - - - - -
Urea 1,561 - 1,561 - - - - - - - - 1,561
Total
DAP 170,725 65,092 235,817 48,081 11,002 1,501 612 - 61,195 14,239 8,761 180,100
GRAND TOTAL ALL 201,571 71,730 273,301 55,014 12,017 1,770 706 - 69,508 14,239 8,761 209,271

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TOTAL SALES AND STOCK POSITION (JANUARY 2018)

(Tonnes)
Product Opening Production Import Total Offtake Adjustment Adjustment Closing
Balance Availability Punjab Sindh KP Baluchistan AJK/FATA Pakistan (+) (-) Balance

UREA 336,321 456,910 - 793,231 357,301 144,230 19,901 17,771 12 539,214 - - 254,017

DAP 171,188 31,073 65,092 267,353 72,494 14,962 3,331 1,422 - 92,208 14,239 8,761 180,623

NP 43,678 37,899 - 81,577 39,775 8,578 1,168 1,143 30 50,693 - - 30,883

CAN 233,103 42,153 - 275,256 70,788 6,195 - - - 76,984 - - 198,273

SSP 15,358 5,698 693 21,749 3,119 108 538 1 - 3,766 - - 17,983

TSP - - - - - - - - - - - - -

SOP 4,636 - 4,459 9,095 2,511 575 100 23 - 3,208 - - 5,887

MAP 286 - - 286 - - - - - - - - 286

MOP 11,228 - 1,486 12,714 2,582 187 133 62 - 2,964 - - 9,750

AS 3,264 - - 3,264 1,711 146 37 9 - 1,903 - - 1,361

NPK 4,878 4,415 - 9,293 1,005 755 764 374 - 2,898 - - 6,395

TOTAL 823,940 578,148 71,730 1,473,818 551,286 175,735 25,971 20,804 42 773,838 14,239 8,761 705,458

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PROVINCE-WISE AND PRODUCT-WISE OFFTAKE OF DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED FERTILIZERS (JANUARY 2018)

(Tonnes)
PROVINCES UREA CAN NP 22:20 SSP J SSP H DAP NPK NPK NPK NPK NPK NPK NPK TOTAL
18:09:18 17:17:17 10:23:10 10/08:23:18 12:15:20 8:18:15/20 10:28:10

Punjab 357,301 70,788 39,775 - 2,990 24,413 - 932 31 23 19 - - 496,272

Sindh 144,230 6,195 8,578 - - 3,960 - 420 - - 335 - - 163,718
KP 19,901 - 1,168 - 538 1,830 - 764 - - - - - 24,201
Balochistan 17,771 - 1,143 - - 810 - 374 - - - - - 20,098
AJK/FATA 12 - 30 - - - - - - - - - - 42
-
Total Pakistan 539,214 76,984 50,693 - 3,528 31,013 - 2,490 31 23 354 - - 704,330

FERTILIZER DOMESTIC NUTRIENT OFFTAKE DURING JANUARY 2018

(Tonnes)
PROVINCES NITROGEN PHOSPHATE POTASH TOTAL

PUNJAB 196,472 21,090 169 217,732

SINDH 70,754 3,916 138 74,808
KP 9,882 1,337 130 11,349
BALOCHISTAN 8,647 699 64 9,409
AJK 12 7 - 19

TOTAL PAKISTAN 285,767 27,049 501 313,318

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PROVINCE-WISE AND PRODUCT-WISE OFFTAKE OF IMPORTED FERTILIZERS (JANUARY 2018)

(Tonnes)
PROVINCES UREA AS NP SSP DAP TSP SOP NPK MOP MAP TOTAL
10:15:20

Punjab - 1,711 - 129 48,081 - 2,511 - 2,582 - 55,014

Sindh - 146 - 108 11,002 - 575 - 187 - 12,017
KP - 37 - - 1,501 - 100 - 133 - 1,770
Balochistan - 9 - 1 612 - 23 - 62 - 706
AJK/FATA - - - - - - - - - - -

Total Pakistan - 1,903 - 238 61,195 - 3,208 - 2,964 - 69,508

FERTILIZER IMPORTED NUTRIENT OFFTAKE DURING JANUARUY 2018

(Tonnes)
Provinces Nitrogen Phosphate Potash Total

Punjab 9,014 22,140 2,805 33,959

Sindh 2,011 5,080 400 7,491
KP 278 690 130 1,098
Balochistan 112 282 48 442
AJK/FATA - - - -

Total Pakistan 11,415 28,192 3,382 42,990

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TOTAL PROVINCE-WISE AND PRODUCT-WISE OFFTAKE OF FERTILIZERS (JANUARY 2018)

(Tonnes)
PROVINCES UREA CAN AS NP SSP DAP TSP SOP NPK's MOP MAP TOTAL
1+2 1+2 1+2 Total

Punjab 357,301 70,788 1,711 39,775 3,119 72,494 - 2,511 1,005 2,582 - 551,286
Sindh 144,230 6,195 146 8,578 108 14,962 - 575 755 187 - 175,735
KP 19,901 - 37 1,168 538 3,331 - 100 764 133 - 25,971
Balochistan 17,771 - 9 1,143 1 1,422 - 23 374 62 - 20,804
AJK/FATA 12 - - 30 - - - - - - - 42

Total Pakistan 539,214 76,984 1,903 50,693 3,766 92,208 - 3,208 2,898 2,964 - 773,838

TOTAL FERTILIZER NUTRIENT OFFTAKE DURING JANUARY 2018

(Tonnes)
Provinces Nitrogen Phosphate Potash Total

Punjab 205,486 43,230 2,974 251,691

Sindh 72,765 8,996 538 82,299
KP 10,160 2,027 260 12,447
Balochistan 8,759 981 112 9,851
AJK/FATA 12 7 - 19

Total Pakistan 297,182 55,242 3,884 356,308

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FERTILIZERS PRODUCTION BY PRODUCT AND MANUFACTURER (2017-18)

(Tonnes)
PRODUCT MANUFAC. JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN TOTAL

UREA (P) FFC (PAK-SAUDI)MM 72,475 72,276 69,673 172,239 65,729 72,592 75920 600,904

UREA (P.) FFC G. MACHI 145,859 146,115 140,566 54,309 134,602 139,820 152,373 913,644

UREA (G.) FFC (FFBL) 56,580 52,678 50,210 52238 57,097 13,732 282,535

UREA FATIMAFERT (DHCL) - - - - 3262 - 3,262

UREA Fatima Fertilizer Limited 36,945 46,000 47,610 47,400 42579 46,264 39,328 306,126

UREA PAK-ARAB - 3,800 3,288 - - 7,088

UREA EFERT 168,450 166,539 121,673 166,539 119138 169,175 175,557 1,087,071
UREA Agritech(PAFL) 20,832 27,600 - - - 48,432
TOTAL UREA 501,141 515,008 433,020 440,487 417,548 484,948 456,910 - - - - - 3,249,062
NP EFERT 8,864 5,704 1,808 3,259 3,888 9,245 2,639 35,407
NP PAK-ARAB 20,207 31,000 12,053 600 5,181 - - 69,041
NP Fatima Fertilizer Limited 31,945 34,500 34,111 33,842 32,255 37,325 35,260 239,238
SSP LCFL (AL HAMD) - - - - - - - -
SSP AGRITECH(HPFL) 5,775 6,990 6,908 7,198 6,279 5,551 5,698 44,399
SSP Suraj Fertilizer - - - - - - - -
SSP Safi Group - - - 445 - - - 445
DAP FFC-SONA 69,852 73,859 71,714 74,481 71,986 65,437 31,073 458,402
CAN PAK-ARAB 15,263 23,000 7,357 - 4,822 - - 50,442
CAN Fatima Fertilizer Limited 38,616 37,500 38,361 38,533 40,040 42,762 42,153 277,965
NPKs EFERT 9,058 6,267 1,117 8,318 1,412 - 4,415 30,587
NPKs Safi Group 15 20 40 673 10 69 - 827
G. TOTAL 700,736 733,848 606,489 607,836 583,421 645,337 578,148 - - - - - 4,455,815

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RAINFALL 2017-18

(MM)
STATION JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN TOTAL

Peshawar 77 67 36 - - 12.3 - 192

Rawalpindi 284 238 34 7 0 58.0 1 622

Jhelum 259 312 67 - 1.0 16.3 - 655

Sargodha 89 94 76 - 2 5 - 266

Lahore 149 102 102 - 0 14.7 3 371

D.I. Khan 48 77 0 - - 0 - 125

Faisalabad 92 38 50 - - 6 - 186

Multan 50 56 12 - - 14.5 - 133

Khanpur 46 33 47 - - 14 - 140

Quetta 0 - - - - 1.0 1 2

Rohri 17 0 9 - - 2 - 28

Hyderabad 27.00 75 0 - - - - 102

Gilgit 10 10 3 - - 4.8 - 28

Skardu 2 8 21 - - 7.3 - 39
Source: National Agromet Centre, Islamabamabad

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