# Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say | The Western Producer

> Reuters sources say Moroccan phosphate and fertilizer producer OCP expects its soil-nutrient output to fall about 30% in Q2 2026 because it is bringing forward Q3 and Q4 maintenance into the second quarter. The company says the reduction is temporary and should not significantly affect its annual production profile.

- Date: 2026-04-07 · published 2026-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Morocco · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20045-moroccan-fertilizer-maker-ocp-expects-output-to-drop-30-per-cent-in-q2-sources
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp cut in output from the world's top phosphate producer tightens an already strained fertilizer market, supporting higher phosphate and feed-grain input costs. The temporary nature limits the longer-term price effect.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-02-24 | [Made-in-China fertilizer becomes scarce for top buyer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54884-made-in-china-fertilizer-becomes-scarce-for-top-buyer.md) | +0.9% | -1.8% |
| DAP | 2020-02-03 | [Coronavirus to hit China fertilizer market — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54898-coronavirus-to-hit-china-fertilizer-market-fertilizer-daily.md) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| DAP | 2020-01-31 | [Coronavirus: Spurt in fertiliser import costs seen due to plant closure \| Market - Other Commodities - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4509-coronavirus-spurt-in-fertiliser-import-costs-seen-due-to-plant-closure-market.md) | +9.5% | +9.5% |
| DAP | 2020-06-26 | [Fertilizer Industry Largely Spared from COVID-19 Impact - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52918-fertilizer-industry-largely-spared-from-covid-19-impact-proag.md) | +5.2% | +11.6% |
| DAP | 2026-07-14 | [OCP phosphate runs cut as much as 50 percent on sulfur shortage \| Sulfur Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18676-ocp-phosphate-runs-cut-as-much-as-50-percent-on-sulfur-shortage-sulfur-wire.md) | +1.4% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/daily/moroccan-fertilizer-maker-ocp-expects-output-to-drop-30-per-cent-in-q2-sources-say/

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