China's Fertilizer Imports on the Rise China's January-February fertilizer import volume has increased by as much as 72 percent year-on-year. Out of all fertilizer imports, farmers particularly prefer imported compound fertilizer and potassium chloride because they are found to be effective in meeting growing demand through increased production.Most compound fertilizer producers in China make their formulations based on raw material prices and economic effectiveness instead of by soil and crop demands. The simple design and low cost of these formulations have led to the blind expansion of domestic compound fertilizer production. China's fertilizer output reached a record high at over 60 MMT in 2012, but domestic consumption remained weak...