# China Imposes More Fertilizer Export Controls to Protect Farmers - Bloomberg

> China is further restricting fertilizer exports, with curbs on urea and phosphates imposed earlier in June, according to people familiar with the matter. The aim is to contain domestic prices, lower farming costs and bolster grain security.

- Date: 2024-06-24 · published 2024-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29670-china-imposes-more-fertilizer-export-controls-to-protect-farmers-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

China is a major supplier of urea and phosphates, so tighter export controls reduce global supply and risk pushing up fertilizer prices, raising feed-grain production costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-03-16 | [China Reins in Fertilizer Exports as War Pushes Up Global Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20096-china-reins-in-fertilizer-exports-as-war-pushes-up-global-prices-bloomberg.md) | +3.2% | +17.0% |
| UREA | 2023-09-07 | [China Asks Fertilizer Producers to Suspend Urea Shipments - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9877-china-asks-fertilizer-producers-to-suspend-urea-shipments-bloomberg.md) | -0.6% | -4.9% |
| UREA | 2025-11-04 | [China’s export controls drive up global fertilizer prices - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21859-china-s-export-controls-drive-up-global-fertilizer-prices-datamarnews.md) | -2.3% | -10.6% |
| UREA | 2023-09-26 | [Fertilizer prices surge after China imposes export ban - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34021-fertilizer-prices-surge-after-china-imposes-export-ban-vnexpress-international.md) | -3.2% | -6.5% |
| UREA | 2023-11-17 | [China fertilizer group calls for export cuts to stabilize prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33090-china-fertilizer-group-calls-for-export-cuts-to-stabilize-prices.md) | +0.7% | -8.2% |
| DAP | 2025-11-04 | [China’s export controls drive up global fertilizer prices - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21859-china-s-export-controls-drive-up-global-fertilizer-prices-datamarnews.md) | -0.6% | -10.8% |
| DAP | 2023-11-17 | [China fertilizer group calls for export cuts to stabilize prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33090-china-fertilizer-group-calls-for-export-cuts-to-stabilize-prices.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2025-10-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise amid China export limits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22327-fertilizer-prices-rise-amid-china-export-limits.md) | -0.2% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-24/china-imposes-more-fertilizer-export-controls-to-protect-farmers

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