# How Morocco’s fertiliser giant OCP was shaken by the Hormuz crisis

> An Africa Report feature examines how OCP was hit by the Hormuz crisis, which exposed its reliance on imported sulphur and ammonia. The reopening of Hormuz traffic has eased fertilizer market pressure. OCP's rich rock reserves did not protect it from input shortages.

- Date: 2026-07-06 · published 2026-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Morocco · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18680-how-morocco-s-fertiliser-giant-ocp-was-shaken-by-the-hormuz-crisis
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Reopening Hormuz traffic eases sulfur and ammonia supply concerns, which is mildly bearish for phosphate and nitrogen input costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- UREA: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-06-13 | [Morocco counters Russia’s weaponization of the food-energy nexus - Middle East Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41285-morocco-counters-russia-s-weaponization-of-the-food-energy-nexus-middle-east.md) | +3.4% | +3.6% |
| DAP | 2026-10-01 | [A Wish List to Reset Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17035-a-wish-list-to-reset-fertilizer-prices.md) | -0.3% | 0.0% |
| UREA | 2026-09-18 | [How are fertilizer markets coping with the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz? \| CGIAR System](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17410-how-are-fertilizer-markets-coping-with-the-continued-closure-of-the-strait-of.md) | -0.5% | -5.1% |
| UREA | 2026-03-31 | [Farmers pay more for fertilisers despite no major shortage \| The Daily Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20477-farmers-pay-more-for-fertilisers-despite-no-major-shortage-the-daily-star.md) | +11.8% | +8.6% |
| UREA | 2026-08-11 | [Fertilizer Crisis Response Bulletin #24 – Argus’ Fertilizer Crisis Update - IFDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17861-fertilizer-crisis-response-bulletin-24-argus-fertilizer-crisis-update-ifdc.md) | -1.4% | +12.2% |
| UREA | 2023-05-18 | [Russia remains dominant in fertilizer market \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35874-russia-remains-dominant-in-fertilizer-market-the-western-producer.md) | +0.1% | -20.1% |
| UREA | 2026-10-05 | [Middle East bottlenecks reshape global fertiliser market - Mining.com.au](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17037-middle-east-bottlenecks-reshape-global-fertiliser-market-mining-com-au.md) | -1.7% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- theafricareport.com: https://www.theafricareport.com/423956/how-moroccos-fertiliser-giant-ocp-was-shaken-by-the-hormuz-crisis/

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