<article><p class="lead">Hungarian fertilizer sales volumes fell by around 20pc on the month in October, but prices for key products rose, data from domestic research institute AKI show.</p><p>AKI did not provide further information regarding volumes but did so for prices.</p><p>The average CAN price edged up by 1.6pc on the month, but decreased by 17.4pc from a year earlier, to 51,879 forints/t (€144/t) in October.</p><p>Prices for AN 34 were up by 2.9pc from September, but fell by 14.5pc on the year to an average of Ft66,492/t last month.</p><p>MOP prices averaged Ft101,151/t in October, up by 1pc from the previous month, but down by 6.6pc year on year. </p><p>The average MAP price rose by 1.9pc from September and fell by 10pc from a year earlier to Ft124,791/t last month.</p><p>NPK 15-15-15 prices also increased from the previous month, by 2.6pc, but declined by 2.2pc on the year to an average of Ft103,586/t in October.</p><p>SSP 18.0-20.5 was the only key product to record a price increase on both the month and the year in October. Its average price rose by 5pc from September and by 8pc from October 2019 to Ft69,577/t last month.</p><p>AKI's monthly prices are averages of mostly on-farm sales — which make up 70pc of the total — but also take into account some product collected from distributors and other sellers.</p><p class="bylines"><i>By Bela Fincziczki</i></p></article>
