# China's Phosphate Ore Imports Rose in Both Volume and Price in September, with Egypt and Jordan as the Main Sources - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)

> China's phosphate ore imports rose 24.7% month on month in September 2025 to 163,000 mt, and the average import price rose 5.7% to $87.2/mt. Egypt supplied over 60% of imports and Jordan nearly 40%, while Peru recorded no imports for a second straight month.

- Date: 2025-10-23 · published 2025-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22748-china-s-phosphate-ore-imports-rose-in-both-volume-and-price-in-september-with
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher volumes and prices for imported phosphate ore point to firm raw-material costs for Chinese phosphate producers, which supports phosphate fertilizer and feed-phosphate prices.

## Read by commodity

- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- news.metal.com: https://news.metal.com/newscontent/103584775/chinas-phosphate-ore-imports-rose-in-both-volume-and-price-in-september-with-egypt-and-jordan-as-the-main-sources

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