
StoneX's Josh Linville expects phosphate fertilizer prices to stay elevated through 2026 as China restricts exports. China reportedly plans to halt phosphate exports until August, and shipments may not resume until around October.
Linville says the restriction removes the global leader from the export market.
Sustained phosphate costs raise input expenses for crop producers and may shift spring fertilizer decisions, with possible knock-on effects on crop acreage and grain prices.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 151 past bullish policy events, DAP moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.9%), and +1.9% 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.