A worker handles sacks of fertiliser for export at a port in Nantong in Jiangsu province of China. In mid-March, Beijing banned exports of nitrogen-potassium fertiliser blends and certain ​phosphate varieties, sources told Reuters. In China, urea futures are near a 10-month high. The Philippines on Wednesday said China had assured it that fertiliser exports would not be restricted. In December, the state-linked fertiliser association urged major producers to suspend exports of phosphate fertilisers until August.

Source: Bangkok Post March 19, 2026 15:24 UTC