Amid this year’s spring plowing season, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have driven up sulfur prices, pressuring phosphate fertilizer production.

As the world’s largest nitrogen fertilizer producer, China maintains strong supply. Potassium fertilizer security is improving via domestic output, imports, and overseas projects. However，challenges remain for phosphate fertilizers with 50% of sulfur imported from the Middle East.

The national supply and marketing cooperative system has responded with decisive measures: increased procurement and logistics, faster release of national reserves, and strict controls on counterfeit products.

These efforts — alongside industry recommendations for diversified sourcing, technological innovation, and scientific fertilizer use — have ensured sufficient supply and stable prices for spring sowing and summer harvest, supporting farmers' confidence.

Data from Tianyancha Premium shows more than 2.059 million active fertilizer-related enterprises nationwide. In 2026 so far, around 130,000 new firms have registered, continuing a consistent year-on-year growth trend over the past five years.