# Sulfur prices firm into year-end on phosphate and Chinese policy | Sulfur Wire

> Argus's late-2021 review reported that sulfur prices firmed in the fourth quarter after DAP rallied in October and Chinese phosphate export restrictions remained unclear. Middle East FOB sulfur was assessed at $223-230 per tonne and Brazil CFR near $245-246 per tonne. Phosphate producers were restocking sulfur ahead of constrained Chinese DAP and MAP supply.

- Date: 2021-11-30 · published 2021-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12680-sulfur-prices-firm-into-year-end-on-phosphate-and-chinese-policy-sulfur-wire
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Phosphate producers' sulfur purchases tie sulfur demand to DAP output, so tight Chinese phosphate supply supports sulfur and DAP prices. Buyers of phosphate-based feed inputs should expect firmer costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-10-22 | [Diammonium Phosphate Prices Surge by 50% on High Freight Rates and China’s Curbing Exports - News and Statistics - IndexBox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44883-diammonium-phosphate-prices-surge-by-50-on-high-freight-rates-and-china-s.md) | -0.5% | +4.3% |
| DAP | 2025-03-24 | [Urea Continues to Fall as Phosphate Prices Surge \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25505-urea-continues-to-fall-as-phosphate-prices-surge-cz-app.md) | +0.5% | +2.5% |
| DAP | 2026-04-02 | [U.S. traders export phosphate as Iran war boosts prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9773-u-s-traders-export-phosphate-as-iran-war-boosts-prices.md) | +4.0% | +4.3% |
| DAP | 2024-01-15 | [Urea, Phosphate Prices Rise on Tight Availability \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32051-urea-phosphate-prices-rise-on-tight-availability-cz-app.md) | +0.8% | -1.3% |
| DAP | 2026-05-12 | [India Books Phosphate Crop Fertilizer at 40% Above Pre-War Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19574-india-books-phosphate-crop-fertilizer-at-40-above-pre-war-prices-bloomberg.md) | +2.0% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- sulfurwire.com: https://sulfurwire.com/news/sw-20211130-25/

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