February 22, 2017
 
Slack poultry feed demand curtails China calcium phosphate sales
 
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Prices were mostly lower.
 

Transacted prices of calcium phosphate in China

 

Price quotes as of Jan 26 

Price quotes as of Feb 17 

Price Changes (RMB/kg)

Sichuan (major producers)

1,880

1,880

0

Sichuan (other producers)

1,800-1,900

1,750-1,800

-50 to -100

Hubei

1,810

1,880

70

Yunnan

1,700-1,750

1,600-1,700

-100 to -50

Prices are based on calcium hydrogen phosphate (powder 17%) and are representative and for reference only.
RMB1= US$0.1453 (Feb 22)


Sales of poultry feed was sluggish as the market continued to be plagued by the outbreak of bird flu, which is apparently much more severe than previous years judging from the high infection and death rates of human,. Feed millers cut purchases of calcium phosphate to minimise risks while the outlook of the poultry market remained uncertain.
 
Calcium phosphate prices are expected to stay soft even as producers attempt to stand firm. 
 


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