MOSCOW, April 23. /TASS/. Russia scaled up overland exports of fertilizers by 7% to 3.2 mln metric tons, Implementa company said in its research available with TASS.
Deliveries to Europe grew by 33% to 500,000 metric tons. Supplies to China edged down by 8% to 1.3 mln metric tons. The main export channel for Russian fertilizers are ports but railway deliveries via land border crossings accounted for 8% in total exports.
The bulk of Russian fertilizers are being delivered to Europe by transit via Belarus. Direct and transit supplies grew in 2024. Poland accounted for the major portion of incremental growth. It increased purchases by 72% to 370,000 metric tons, mainly buying muriate of potash and NPK fertilizers, experts said. Lithuania also turned into a major buyer, which purchased 300,000 metric tons of Russian fertilizers over two years.
Supplies of fertilizers to Belarus (300,000 metric tons) soared by 77%, mainly for urea.
China has become the main destination for land exports of Russian fertilizers in 2023-2024. Uralkali made a contract for rail deliveries of fertilizers with five Chinese companies in 2023 and may supply about four mln metric tons this way, according to Implementa.
Middle Asian countries edged up overland imports of Russian fertilizers by 1% to 700,000 metric tons, including 500,000 metric tons for Kazakhstan. Exports to Mongolia grew by 41% to 200,000 metric tons.