Egypt’s NCIC issues tender to sell DAP, SSP, SOP

Spanish Market: Fertilizers
16/07/26

Egyptian fertilizer producer NCIC has issued a sales tender, closing on 20 July.

It is offering the following:

20,000t of DAP — it reported selling 10,000 of the 30,000t offered in its 1 July tender at $872/t fob
15,000t of SSP — it reported selling all 30,000t offered in its 1 July tender at $260/t fob
500t of water-soluble SOP — it did not award the 500t offered in its 1 July tender, after selling 500t at $740/t ex-works in its 24 June tender

The DAP and SSP are to be sold in bulk on a fob basis and NCIC says all cargoes will be ready at Damietta port. Cargoes are to be loaded within 37 days.

The SOP will be sold in 25kg bags on an ex-works basis from NCIC's Fayoum plant.

By Tom Hampson

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