# Supply Chain Disturbances and Firm Demand Drives Global DAP Prices

> DAP prices edged up in North America and Europe in late September as feedstock ammonia, phosphoric acid and natural gas costs rose. An earthquake in Morocco damaged a major phosphoric acid producer, tightening regional supply and pressuring exports to India, Germany and Turkey.

- Date: 2023-10-12 · published 2023-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Morocco · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33942-supply-chain-disturbances-and-firm-demand-drives-global-dap-prices
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Morocco's phosphoric acid outage tightens global DAP supply while strong South Asian demand persists, supporting phosphate fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2023-08-30 | [Diammonium Phosphate Prices Surge in Europe and USA Amidst Supply Chain Disturbance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34894-diammonium-phosphate-prices-surge-in-europe-and-usa-amidst-supply-chain.md) | -1.0% | +1.3% |
| DAP | 2020-03-04 | [How coronavirus could affect NPK prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54406-how-coronavirus-could-affect-npk-prices.md) | -0.5% | -2.5% |
| DAP | 2020-01-31 | [Coronavirus concerns may support Brazil phosphates \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4510-coronavirus-concerns-may-support-brazil-phosphates-latest-market-news.md) | +9.5% | +9.5% |
| DAP | 2026-04-07 | [Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20045-moroccan-fertilizer-maker-ocp-expects-output-to-drop-30-per-cent-in-q2-sources.md) | +0.7% | +5.9% |
| DAP | 2020-02-03 | [Coronavirus to hit China fertilizer market — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54898-coronavirus-to-hit-china-fertilizer-market-fertilizer-daily.md) | 0.0% | 0.0% |

## Sources

- chemanalyst.com: https://www.chemanalyst.com/NewsAndDeals/NewsDetails/supply-chain-disturbances-and-firm-demand-drives-global-dap-prices-21024

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