China has become the world largest producer and consumer of
fertilizer, said the China Agricultural Production Means
Circulation Association on Tuesday.
China produces about one third of the world fertilizer every
year and consumes about 35 percent, said the association.
China uses 67 percent of its fertilizers on grain crops and
nearly 50 percent of its grain produce comes from the use of
fertilizers.
China is also a big importer and exporter of fertilizers.
Statistics show that, in the January-September period, the country
imported 7.71 million tons of fertilizer and exported 3.44 million
tons.
Imports are expected to reach 12.5 million tons for the whole
year and exports 4.5 million tons.
China produced 11.25 million tons of phosphate fertilizer last
year and consumed 11.67 million tons, ranking first in the world on
both counts.
(Xinhua News Agency October 25, 2006)