Russia Increases 2025 Potash Fertilizer Exports To China By 6%

Russia boosted exports of mineral fertilizer to China 6% year-on-year to nearly 5 million tonnes, totaling US$1.6 billion, up 12% year-on-year, in 2025, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs.

This was mainly China increasing its imports of potash fertilizer, the primary fertilizer imported from Russia, 9% year-on-year to 4.6 million tonnes, worth US$1.5 billion, up 19% year-on-year, in 2025. China imported over 14.1 million tonnes of fertilizer overall in 2025, meaning Russia accounted for 35% of the total.

China is still heavily dependent on potash imports. About 75% of China’s cultivated area is used for food crops. Rice is China’s most important crop, raised on about 25% of the cultivated area.