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The fertiliser industry (continued)
As South Africa imports all its potassium needs, as well as 60% to 70% of its nitrogen requirements,
local prices are subject to the same factors which drive supply and demand in the international fertiliser
industry. Local prices are also influenced by the rand/dollar exchange rate. From November 2012 to
November 2013 the prices of LAN, urea and potassium chloride increased by 1,8%, 2,1% and 0,9%
respectively, while MAP decreased by 3,1% (
Table 4
).
Fertiliser
Nov 2012
R/ton
Nov 2013
R/ton
% change
LAN (28)
4 774
4 937
+3,4
Urea (46)
6 089
5 957
-2,2
MAP
8 226
7 576
-7,9
Potassium chloride
6 918
6 853
-0,9
Table 4: Listed prices of local fertiliser (R/ton).
Die kunsmisbedryf (vervolg)
Aangesien Suid-Afrika al sy kalium invoer asook 60% tot 70% van sy stikstof, is plaaslike pryse
onderhewig aan dieselfde faktore as dié wat vraag en aanbod in die internasionale kunsmisbedryf
beïnvloed. Plaaslike pryse word ook deur die rand/dollar-wisselkoers geraak. Vanaf November 2012
200
600
400
0
800
1 000
1 200
1 800
R/ton
Graph 2: International fertiliser prices
Grafiek 2: Internasionale kunsmispryse
2010 Jan
Mar/
Mrt
May/
Mei
Jul
Sep
Nov
2011 Jan
Mar/
Mrt
May/
Mei
Jul
Sep
Nov
2012 Jan
Mar/
Mrt
May/
Mei
Jul
Sep
Nov
2013 Jan
Mar/
Mrt
May/
Mei
Jul
Sep
Source/
Bron:
FMB Ltd.
DAP
MOP (Potash/
Kalium
)
Urea/
Ureum
Sulphur/
Swael
Ammonia/
Ammoniak
200
600
400
0
800
1 000
1 200
2 000
1 600
1 800
1 400
Index/
Indeks
Graph 3: Indices of the producer price of maize and the price of fertiliser
Grafiek 3: Produsenteprysindeks van mielies en die prysindeks van kunsmis
1985/86
1986/87
1987/88
1988/89
1989/90
1990/91
1991/92
1992/93
1993/94
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2012/13*
2011/12*
* Preliminary/
Voorlopig
Source/
Bron:
Grain SA
/Graan SA
Maize price index/
Mielieprysindeks
Fertiliser price index/
Kunsmisprysindeks
Indices/
Indekse:
1985/86 = 100
1...,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51 53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,...168