Full explanation
CAN is popular in the EU as a replacement for pure ammonium nitrate — it's not classified as an explosive precursor and has lower fire risk. N application rate and topdressing efficiency are comparable to AN (27% N vs 34.4%, so you apply ~28% more physical weight for the same N). Imported from Poland (Grupa Azoty, Anwil), Czech Republic, Netherlands (Yara), Austria (Borealis). April 2026 price: UAH 15 500–17 500/t [VERIFY] — more expensive than AN per kg N, but the benefit on acid soils (pH <5.5) compensates by removing the need for parallel liming. Trade-off: more favorable on Polissia and Carpathian soils with natural acidity; on Steppe and Forest-Steppe chernozems (pH 6.5–7.5) the calcium benefit is wasted, pure AN is better.