Fertilizer consumption in the regions of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (countries of the former USSR) in the 2019/2020 season increased by more than 10%, or by 0.9 million tons of a. s., mainly due to increased consumption in the Russian Federation.
According to the forecasts of the International Association of Fertilizer Producers and Consumers (IFA), global demand for fertilizers in the 2021/2022 season is growing by 2%, to 196.5 million tons of a. s.