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ICIS analyst Chris Vlachopoulos says European buyers see no realistic alternative to Moroccan phosphate in the near term. He adds that the Strait of Hormuz disruption now looks semi-permanent, so the market is reorienting to tighter availability and higher prices.
A structural shift in expectations toward prolonged phosphate tightness supports higher DAP and phosphate rock prices, and some farmers may cut application amid poor affordability.
worldfertilizer.comOliver KleinschmidtMay 5, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 114 past bullish geopolitics events, DAP moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.3% to +1.2%), and +0.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
