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Ситуация на мировом рынке карбамида накаляется

  • Spanish Market: Fertilizers
  • 21/06/21

Китайское правительство оценивает способы регулирования ситуации на внутреннем рынке удобрений из-за роста цен. В результате участники мирового рынка заговорили о возможных экспортных пошлинах на удобрения из Китая, особенно на карбамид. Официальных заявлений на эту тему не было, но такие обсуждения способствуют текущему удорожанию карбамида.

Котировки карбамида на мировом рынке растут уже несколько недель в условиях нехватки предложения и активного спроса в основных регионах сбыта. Так, индийским импортерам никак не удается заказать крупный объем, и они проводят закупочные тендеры один из другим. Очередной конкурс должен завершиться 24 июня, но сколько продукта смогут предложить поставщики, теперь непонятно. Китайские поставщики сообщили, что правительство страны может ввести экспортные пошлины на удобрения, чтобы добиться снижения цен на внутреннем рынке. При этом пошлина может доходить до 30%. В таких условиях китайские производители перестают предлагать экспортные партии. Между тем в прошлом году Китай был крупнейшим поставщиком карбамида в Индию, отправив туда 30% общего объема импорта.

В Бразилии карбамид тоже дорожает, но здесь больше из-за роста ставок фрахта судов и увеличения цен на продукт в регионах производства. За период с середины июня 2020 г. по середину июня 2021 г. гранулированный продукт с поставкой в Бразилию подорожал в два раза, как показывают данные Argus. В то же время за январь — май текущего года импорт карбамида в эту страну вырос почти на 16% по сравнению с аналогичным периодом годом ранее, до 2,87 млн т. В этом году даже подорожавшие удобрения доступны бразильским аграриям благодаря высокой стоимости сельхозкультур.

Повышаются цены и на сырье для получения карбамида. Аммиак на мировом рынке в первом полугодии текущего года стабильно дорожает ввиду нехватки предложения по причине внеплановых остановок мощностей. В Европе растут цены на природный газ, что увеличивает себестоимость аммиака.

Участникам рынка требуются четкие ориентиры, но их сейчас не так много. В условиях неопределенности и цен, растущих каждую неделю, производителям непросто устанавливать отпускную стоимость. Некоторые ждут индийского тендера, чтобы продать продукт дороже, особенно в случае введения экспортных пошлин в Китае. Другие все-таки заключают сделки, реализуя часть объемов по более высоким ценам, чем по итогам предыдущих продаж. Так, в Пивденном карбамид продан по максимальной стоимости с начала 2013 г.

Татьяна Давыдова

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Актуальные вопросы рынка удобрений будут рассмотрены на конференции Argus Минеральные удобрения 2021. Рынки стран СНГ, Каспия и Черного моря 15—16 сентября в Батуми, Грузия.

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