China maintains communications with South Korea regarding urea exports

China has maintained communications with South Korea on suspending urea exports at Chinese customs, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

China is a large producer and consumer of urea. On the basis of ensuring domestic demand, it exports millions of tons every year to supply the international market, said He Yadong, a spokesman of the ministry, at a news conference.

China shipped a total of 3.43 million metric tons of urea during the first ten months of this year, a 65 percent rise over the previous year, He added.