# China Groups Urge Firms to Halt Phosphate Exports Until August - Bloomberg

> Chinese fertilizer industry groups are urging major producers to suspend exports of phosphate-based fertilizers. The move aims to secure domestic supply and cool prices before spring planting.

- Date: 2025-12-12 · published 2025-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21417-china-groups-urge-firms-to-halt-phosphate-exports-until-august-bloomberg
- Commodities: [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A export halt removes a major source of phosphate supply in the global market, which tends to support DAP prices for importers heading into the northern spring season.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-04-10 | [China bans phosphate exports \| mic-cust.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47540-china-bans-phosphate-exports-mic-cust-com.md) | +0.1% | +5.4% |
| DAP | 2026-07-29 | [China extends phosphate export curbs through August 2026 as Russia holds fertilizer quotas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18268-china-extends-phosphate-export-curbs-through-august-2026-as-russia-holds.md) | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| DAP | 2025-05-29 | [China Slashes Phosphate Exports as US Courts Upend Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4337-china-slashes-phosphate-exports-as-us-courts-upend-tariffs.md) | +1.7% | +4.8% |
| DAP | 2022-07-15 | [China issues phosphate quotas to rein in fertiliser exports - analysts \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40413-china-issues-phosphate-quotas-to-rein-in-fertiliser-exports-analysts-reuters.md) | +0.6% | -5.7% |
| DAP | 2021-10-01 | [China expected to stop phosphate exports,  food production prices set to rise - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4698-china-expected-to-stop-phosphate-exports-food-production-prices-set-to-rise-abc.md) | +4.6% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-12/china-groups-urge-firms-to-halt-phosphate-exports-until-august
- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/china-s-phosphate-export-restrictions-could-drive-up-fertilizer-prices-for-u-s-farmers

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