# SunSirs: Phosphate Ore Imports Fall 11% YoY in Jan–Nov 2025

> China imported 1.5686 million tons of phosphate rock from January to November 2025, down 11% year over year. November imports were 191,900 tons at an average of $86 per ton, up $2 month over month, mainly from Egypt, Jordan and Pakistan.

- Date: 2026-01-16 · published 2026-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21377-sunsirs-phosphate-ore-imports-fall-11-yoy-in-jan-nov-2025
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese phosphate rock imports point to tight global phosphate supply, supporting higher phosphate and fertilizer prices that raise feed-raising costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-11-14 | [India Fact Phosphate Rock Tender: Nov 2025 Results](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22278-india-fact-phosphate-rock-tender-nov-2025-results.md) | -2.3% | -13.0% |
| DAP | 2021-08-23 | [OCP’s Phosphate Exports Increased by 23.8% in First Half of 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45877-ocp-s-phosphate-exports-increased-by-23-8-in-first-half-of-2021.md) | +2.2% | +7.6% |
| DAP | 2025-04-22 | [China’s Phosphate Fertilizer Export Overview (January – March 2025) - China Informatics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25033-china-s-phosphate-fertilizer-export-overview-january-march-2025-china.md) | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| DAP | 2022-10-05 | [Phosphate Exports in Morocco Rose by A Record 68% in 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39464-phosphate-exports-in-morocco-rose-by-a-record-68-in-2022.md) | -1.7% | -6.2% |
| DAP | 2023-09-01 | [Moroccan Phosphate Exports See Steep Decline to $4 Billion in 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34432-moroccan-phosphate-exports-see-steep-decline-to-4-billion-in-2023.md) | -0.7% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- sunsirs.com: https://www.sunsirs.com/uk/detail_news-29776.html

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