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5th International Nitrogen Conference – New Delhi, India – 6 December 2010

Global Outlook for World Fertilizer Demand,


Supply and Supply/Demand Balances

Michel Prud’homme and Patrick Heffer


IFA Secretariat

Content

 Global Agricultural Situation

 Fertilizer Demand Outlook

 Global Supply Trends

 Nitrogen Capacity Evolution

 Global Supply-Demand Balances

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Global Agricultural Situation

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World Cereal Production and Utilization


Million tonnes

Source: FAO

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World Cereal and Oilseed Production

Coarse Rice
Million tonnes Wheat Oilseeds Total
Grains (milled)

2007 611 1 077 433 392 2 513

2008 683 1 110 448 396 2 637

2009 (e) 683 1 109 441 441 2 674

Change -0.1% -0.1% -1.6% +11.3% +1.4%

2010 (f) 643 1 085 451 441 2 620

Change -5.8% -2.1% +2.4% -0.1% -2.0%

Source: USDA

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Drought in the CIS

Russia
• Wheat output: -31% Int’l Wheat Prices (US cents/bu)
• Coarse grain output: -46%
• Grain export ban until June
• Grain exports down from 22 to 4 Mt
+50%
Ukraine
• Wheat output: -19%
• Coarse grain output: -10%
• Grain export quotas until December (June?)
• Grain exports down from 21 to 12 Mt

Source: USDA + IGC Source: Financial Times

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Smaller Than Expected US Maize Harvest


US Maize Yield Forecasts and Crop Ratings

Source: IGC

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World Cereal Stock-to-Use Ratio

Ending stock reduction in


2010/11

World:
• -12% for wheat
• -10% for coarse grains

Major exporters:
• -16% for wheat
• -41% for coarse grains

Source: FAO Source: USDA

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Fertilizer Prices Relative to


Agricultural Commodity Prices

Ratio based on international prices.


It can be quite different at the local level

Fertilizer prices: N. Africa DAP; Yuzhnyy prilled urea; Vancouver (std) Potash

Sources: British Sulphur, Financial Times and IMF

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Fertilizer Demand Outlook

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Global Fertilizer Demand Short-Term Prospects

180
K2O
160 P2O5
140 N Mt nutrients
120
2007/ 2008/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/
100 Change Change Change
08 09 10 (e) 11 (f) 12 (f)
80
60
40 N 100.5 98.5 102.6 +4.1% 104.2 +1.6% 106.9 +2.6%

20
0
P 2O5 38.4 33.6 37.5 +11.5% 39.8 +6.0% 41.7 +4.7%

K 2O 28.9 23.5 23.5 +0.3% 27.4 +16.3% 29.3 +7.2%

167. 155. 163.


Total +5.2% 171.3 +4.7% 177.9 +3.8%
9 6 6

Source: IFA, December 2010

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Projected Evolution of Regional


N Fertilizer Demand (Mt N)

Source: IFA, December 2010

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Projected Evolution of Regional


P Fertilizer Demand (Mt P2O5)

Source: IFA, December


2010

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Projected Evolution of Regional


K Fertilizer Demand (Mt K2O)

Source: IFA, December 2010

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Some of the Main Uncertainties

 Evolution of agricultural commodity prices


risk of a new bubble

 Evolution of fertilizer prices relative to crop prices

 Evolution of the world economic context


including oil price, currency exchange rates

 New policies aimed at increasing nutrient use


efficiency and recycling organic nutrient sources

 weather conditions

Source: IFA, December 2010

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Global Fertilizer Demand Medium-term Outlook

Base year
Mt nutrients
200
K2O P2O5 N Av. 2007/08
180 2014/15
to 2009/10 Change
160 (f)
(f)
140
120 N 100.9 112.8 +1.9 % p.a.
100
80 P2O5 36.7 45.1 +3.5 % p.a.
60
K2O 25.3 32.6 +4.5 % p.a.
40
20 +2.7 %
Total 162.9 190.5
0 p.a.

Source: IFA, June and December 2010

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Regional N Fertilizer Demand


Medium-term Outlook (Mt N)

East Asia

South Asia

North America

W+C Europe

Latin America
avg 2007/06-2009/10
EECA
Variations to 2014/15
West Asia

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Source: IFA, June and December 2010

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Global Supply Trends

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World Nutrient Supply Trends


Mt nutrients
230

Consumption
220
Global NPK sales 212 215
NPK Production 215
210
201
204
200

190 194

180

170
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Source: IFA, December 2010

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World Nutrient Uses


Mt nutrients
220
200 Nutrient uses as fertilizers, rose
6% and accounted for 80% of
180 Fertilizer total uses.
160
2010 fertilizer consumption :
140 record level.

120
100
80
Industrial uses and other rose
60 Industrial
11%, but still 2% short of record
level of 2007.
40
20 Other
-
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Source: IFA, December 2010

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Nitrogen Capacity Evolution

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Ammonia Feedstock Trends and Yearly Changes


Mt N
200
Other Coal Natural Gas

150

100

50

-
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

6 Others Coal China

4
2
0
-2 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Source: IFA, December 2010

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Natural Gas Prices - Short Term Trends


14,00 US$/MMBtu

12,00
Ukraine

10,00

8,00
Europe
6,00 China
USA
4,00
Russia
2,00

0,00
2005/06 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Azotecon, US EIA, Endex, FirstEnergy, IFA members in Russia, Ukraine, China

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Ammonia Producing Countries : Future Capacity

Mt N
80
60
40 2010 2015 159 Mt in 2010
20
to 188 Mt in 2015
- +3.5% per annum

Source: IFA, December 2010

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Nitrogen Fertilizer Consumption


Mt N
100,0

90,0 AS

80,0 Calc.amm.

70,0 Dir Amm

60,0 N Sol

50,0 MAP/DAP

40,0 AN

30,0 ABC

20,0 NP K

10,0 Urea

-
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004

Source: IFA

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World Nitrogen Capacity : Annual Developments

8 Mt N

7
1,0
6 Other
0,7
5 1,6
1,4 2,5
4 1,3 Urea

3 1,2 6,0
5,0
2 3,9 4,2
3,5 3,4

1 2,3

0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Source: IFA, December 2010

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Urea Capacity : Potential Supply Developments

Mt N
50
40
30 2010 2015
20 83 Mt N in 2010
10 to 105 Mt N in 2015
0 +5.4% per annum

Source: IFA, December 2010

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Global Supply – Demand Balances

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Global Supply - Demand Balances : 2007 to 2011


170 Mt nitrogen N Supply Demand
160
150
139
140 133 135
130 130
130 134
130
127 125 125
120
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

170 Mt urea 164


160 157
153
150 146 155
142 149
147
140
139 142
130
120
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Source: IFA, December 2010

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Global Nitrogen Balances : 2007 to 2014


Mt nitrogen N Supply Demand
200
157
150 130
143
100 125

50

0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Mt urea
200 195
142 176
150
139
100

50

0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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Regional Nitrogen Demand Growth


AMMONIA Mt N UREA Mt N

Fertilizers +14 Mt Industrial +6 Mt Fertilizers +12 Mt


OCEANIA OC
EAST ASIA EA
SOUTH ASIA SA
WEST ASIA WA
AFRICA AF
LATIN AMERICA LA
NORTH AMERICA NA
EECA EECA
CENTRAL EUROPE CE
WEST EUROPE WE

- 2 4 6 8 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Source: IFA, December 2010

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Global Supply - Demand Balances : 2007 to 2011


Supply Demand

50 Mt phosphoric acid P2O5


38 39 40 41
40 38
37 35 37 39
30 33
20
10
-
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

50 Mt potash K2O
37 38 39
40 35 36

30 33 33
30
28 25
20
10
-
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Source: IFA, December 2010

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World Nutrient Supply Trends : 2002 to 2011e


Mt nutrients 1. Robust demand for all nutrients
230
Global consumption 224 worldwide, but with inherent high
Sales, historic and potential volatility.
220 NPK Production
222
2. Firm growth in industrial sectors.
210 3. Adequate capacity and effective
capacity.
200
4. New capacity emerging outside China.
5. Potential tightness in supply during the
190
first half of 2011, due to the timing of
180
start-up, ramp-up on new capacity and
trade measures.
170 6. Rising trend of feedstock costs.
7. Uncertainties on China

Source: IFA, December 2010

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Thank you for your


attention

www.fertilizer.org
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