# Mixed bag for fertiliser prices | Global perspective | The Land | NSW

> Australian commentary says DAP prices near A$950/tonne are the highest since March 2023 as China, the US and Morocco tighten phosphate exports. Global phosphate supply is limited, and Rabobank's affordability index shows phosphate is poor value for farmers.

- Date: 2024-11-19 · published 2024-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27322-mixed-bag-for-fertiliser-prices-global-perspective-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Tight phosphate exports from major suppliers keep DAP and MAP costs elevated, which may dampen global phosphate demand but keeps input costs high for producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-02-18 | [Global fertiliser market spike a challenge for local growers \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12871-global-fertiliser-market-spike-a-challenge-for-local-growers-the-land-nsw.md) | -1.1% | -1.7% |
| DAP | 2021-08-05 | [Fertiliser shortage looms as global prices skyrocket \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45883-fertiliser-shortage-looms-as-global-prices-skyrocket-business-news-the-indian.md) | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| DAP | 2021-05-06 | [Will fertiliser prices fall in the middle of this month?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7726-will-fertiliser-prices-fall-in-the-middle-of-this-month.md) | +1.8% | +6.6% |
| DAP | 2021-01-28 | [Price hike in MAP and DAP as global supply squeezed by trade disputes \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4058-price-hike-in-map-and-dap-as-global-supply-squeezed-by-trade-disputes-the-land.md) | +31.4% | +28.0% |
| DAP | 2025-02-25 | [Vietnam increases fertiliser exports amid rising global prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25959-vietnam-increases-fertiliser-exports-amid-rising-global-prices.md) | +1.7% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/8823398/mixed-bag-for-fertiliser-prices-global-perspective/

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