Farm Input Workshop
Fertilizer Prices Background and Outlook
3 July 2008
Population & Agricultural Area
World Cereal Stocks Stock-to-Use Ratio 35%
FAO
USDA
30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 95/96
97/98
99/00
01/02
03/04
05/06
07/08
Source: FAO + USDA
Key Drivers of World Agriculture and Fertilizer Demand  Continued world population growth: More food and fiber  Income growth: More meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, sugar and veg oils; less cereals and pulses per capita
 High oil prices: Strong incentives for bioenergy production; ag commodity prices higher and more volatile
 Limited immediately available additional arable land: No alternative to increasing yields; increased cultivated area in South America and SE Asia
 Growing environmental concerns: Increased recycling of organic nutrient sources; optimization of nutrient use efficiency
 Improved technologies: Higher resource use efficiency
World Fertilizer Use By Region
AIR
AMMONIA (NH3)
METHANE DAP/MAP SULPHUR
ROCK
SULPHURIC ACID
PHOSPHORIC ACID
World Sulphur Supply/Demand Balance 2006 to 2009 Mt S 60
Supply 57.3
58 56
53.1
54
Demand
52 50
54.4
49.6 48.1
52.1
48 46
48.6 47.7
44 42
- 0.4
-0.9
+1.0
+ 2.9
Balance
40 2006
2007 e
2008 f
2009 Source: IFA
Sulphur Prices
Phosphorus Reserves
World Phosphoric Acid Supply/Demand Balance: 2007 to 2011 Mt P2O5 Supply : + 4.2 % p.a.
43,3 41,1
39,7
40
38,5 36,8
41.5 40,2
38,9
37,5 36,0
Demand : + 3.6 % p.a.
30
20 2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Source: IFA
World DAP Prices
Gas Reserves - Nitrogen raw material
The Market 20 June 2008
Ammonia Prices 20 June 2008
World Urea Supply/Demand Balance 2006 to 2008
Source: IFA
World Urea Supply/Demand Balance 2007 to 2011 Mt urea 20
Mt urea Supply / Demand 200
Balance
Supply : + 5.2 % p.a.
18
180
16
160
14
140 15.1
Demand : + 3.4 % p.a.
12 10
120 12.3
100
8
80 8.4
6
60
4
40 4.5
2 0
20
1.9 0 2007
2008
2009
2010
2011 Source: IFA
World Urea Production and Trade Mt urea 160 140
143.1 : + 5.7 %
135.3
129.5
120 100 80 60 40
29.6
31.4
35.1 : + 11.6 %
20 0 2004
2005
2006
Production
Exports
2007 e Source: IFA
Chinese Fertilizer Export Tariffs
2007
2008
DAP
MAP
P-Rock TSP/SSP
Before June 1
0
0
10%
0
June 1- Sep 30
20%
0
20%
0
Oct 1-Dec 31
10%
0
20%
0
Jan 1-Feb 15
20%
20%
20%
0
Feb 15-Apr 20
35%
35%
20%
0
Apr 1 - 20
35%
35%
20%
30%
Apr 20-Sep 30
135%
135%
120%
130%
World Urea Prices
Potash Reserves
World Potash Supply/Demand Balance 2006 to 2008 Mt K2O 40 37.4 - Supply
38.9 : + 4 %
39.2 : + 1 %
35 34.4 : + 4 % 32.9 : + 7 % 30
30.8 - Demand
25
20 2006
2007 e
2008 f
Source: IFA
World Potash Supply/Demand Balance 2007 to 2011 Mt K2O 50 Supply : 3.2 % p.a. 40
43.2
38.4
36.4 30
32.4 Demand : 3.0 % p.a.
20
10 6.0
Balance
6.8
5.0
0 2007
2008
2009
2010
2011 Source: IFA
World Potash Prices GRANULAR KCl 900 US$/t spot 800 700 600
East Coast Latin America cfr
500 400 300 200 100 0
West Europe fob export 93 9495 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
FMB 20 June
In Short Supply is very tight