Staff members of the Jianshe Farm Co., Ltd. of Beidahuang Group transport materials at the company's fertilizer blending center in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- China exported 22.67 million tonnes of fertilizers from January to September, a surge of 31.6 percent year on year, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.
In September 2023 alone, the country exported 3.77 million tonnes of fertilizers, up 20.3 percent year on year.
Among the different types of exported fertilizers, urea exports recorded the fastest growth last month, skyrocketing 241.7 percent from a year ago.
Urea exports reached 2.83 million tonnes during the first three quarters, an increase of 80 percent year on year, data showed.