Prices of fertilizers, building materials jump on May 19th

The prices of fertilizers and building materials increased on Tuesday, May 19 th, according to data from the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC).

A ton of ammonium sulfate was priced at EGP 19,557, marking a daily increase of 13.9%.

The price of ammonium nitrate went up by 0.6% to EGP 24,705 per ton.

Urea’s price stabilized at EGP 25,347 per ton.

In the building materials sector, the price of a ton of grey cement rose by 4.3% to EGP 4,008, while a ton of investment-grade steel grew by 1.1% to EGP 38,046.

Meanwhile, the price of Ezz Steel recorded EGP 39,830 per ton.