# A Trump Card: Morocco Maximizes Benefit from Phosphate Amid Ukraine War – ECSS – Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies

> An Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies analysis says Morocco has increased phosphate exports for a second year, supported by rising global fertiliser demand. It notes Morocco holds about 70% of world phosphate reserves and has a plan to lift phosphate mining's contribution to the budget to $1.7 billion by 2030.

- Date: 2023-01-31 · published 2023-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Morocco · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38126-a-trump-card-morocco-maximizes-benefit-from-phosphate-amid-ukraine-war-ecss
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Morocco's concentrated reserves and expansion plans make it a key swing supplier of phosphate fertilisers, so geopolitical or policy shifts there can move DAP and rock prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-10-15 | [Morocco’s phosphate giant opens its doors to foreign investors as Iran war squeezes finances \| Business Insider Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/686-morocco-s-phosphate-giant-opens-its-doors-to-foreign-investors-as-iran-war.md) | 0.0% | — |
| DAP | 2022-03-26 | [Fertiliser companies dig in for hard times amid Russia-Ukraine war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42573-fertiliser-companies-dig-in-for-hard-times-amid-russia-ukraine-war.md) | +4.7% | -1.1% |
| DAP | 2019-07-29 | [The Polisario warns a Chinese firm against importing phosphate rocks from the Sahara](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58413-the-polisario-warns-a-chinese-firm-against-importing-phosphate-rocks-from-the.md) | -0.7% | -2.5% |
| DAP | 2022-10-04 | [AUSTRALIA/MOROCCO/WESTERN SAHARA • OCP resumes Western Sahara phosphate exports to Australia - 04/10/2022 - Africa Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39466-australia-morocco-western-sahara-ocp-resumes-western-sahara-phosphate-exports.md) | -1.7% | -5.5% |
| DAP | 2026-10-03 | [Morocco’s Fertilizer Industry Hit by Gulf Conflict Despite Vast Phosphate Reserves \| Bladi.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17372-morocco-s-fertilizer-industry-hit-by-gulf-conflict-despite-vast-phosphate.md) | 0.0% | 0.0% |

## Sources

- en.ecss.com.eg: https://en.ecss.com.eg/4518/

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