# Asian fertiliser buyers turn away from key exporter China amid growing curbs

> Reuters reports that Asian fertiliser buyers are shifting away from China as Beijing's export quotas and lengthy inspections, in place since 2021, continue. China is the world's largest phosphate exporter, and its urea exports fell 24% in 2022 to 2.8 million tons. Phosphate exports have been throttled back in recent months.

- Date: 2023-12-18 · published 2023-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32628-asian-fertiliser-buyers-turn-away-from-key-exporter-china-amid-growing-curbs
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Chinese phosphate and urea exports tighten global supply and buyer diversification adds demand elsewhere, which supports fertilizer prices into early 2024.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-07-30 | [China's major fertiliser makers to suspend exports amid tight supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45993-china-s-major-fertiliser-makers-to-suspend-exports-amid-tight-supplies-reuters.md) | -2.0% | -1.6% |
| 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% |
| DAP | 2023-12-04 | [China Bans Fertiliser Exports Until April ‘24 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32632-china-bans-fertiliser-exports-until-april-24-cz-app.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2023-11-20 | [China’s Fertiliser Export Ban Creates Uncertainty \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33092-china-s-fertiliser-export-ban-creates-uncertainty-cz-app.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2022-07-06 | [China Tightening Restrictions on Fertiliser Exports: Reports \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40419-china-tightening-restrictions-on-fertiliser-exports-reports-cz-app.md) | +4.7% | +0.3% |
| UREA | 2021-07-30 | [China's major fertiliser makers to suspend exports amid tight supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45993-china-s-major-fertiliser-makers-to-suspend-exports-amid-tight-supplies-reuters.md) | -2.2% | -2.1% |
| UREA | 2025-10-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise amid China export limits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22327-fertilizer-prices-rise-amid-china-export-limits.md) | -0.5% | +2.8% |
| UREA | 2023-12-04 | [China Bans Fertiliser Exports Until April ‘24 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32632-china-bans-fertiliser-exports-until-april-24-cz-app.md) | -1.6% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/asian-fertiliser-buyers-turn-away-key-exporter-china-amid-growing-curbs-2023-12-18/

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