# The next global food crisis? Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted... | PotatoPro

> The Conversation article, republished by PotatoPro, warns that phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted. About 85% of the world's remaining high-grade phosphate rock sits in five countries, with 70% in Morocco alone. It notes that phosphate fertiliser prices rose about 800% in 2008.

- Date: 2023-01-19 · published 2023-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38129-the-next-global-food-crisis-phosphorus-supply-is-increasingly-disrupted
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy concentration of phosphate reserves in a few countries creates a risk of sudden price spikes for DAP and rock, which raises the cost of crop nutrition and ultimately feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2024-05-06 | [Morocco's surging role in the global phosphate market - The Morocco Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30592-morocco-s-surging-role-in-the-global-phosphate-market-the-morocco-post.md) | +3.6% | +7.7% |
| DAP | 2026-05-28 | [OCP warns Hormuz disruption has evolved into global fertilizer supply shock — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19589-ocp-warns-hormuz-disruption-has-evolved-into-global-fertilizer-supply-shock.md) | +1.6% | +1.0% |
| DAP | 2026-07-14 | [Middle East crisis: fertiliser trade "severely disrupted", WTO says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18267-middle-east-crisis-fertiliser-trade-severely-disrupted-wto-says.md) | +1.4% | +3.5% |
| DAP | 2025-07-29 | [Govt fertiliser subsidy outlay to increase amid supply disruptions by China and surge in international prices: Report - The Tribune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4137-govt-fertiliser-subsidy-outlay-to-increase-amid-supply-disruptions-by-china-and.md) | +7.9% | +7.9% |
| DAP | 2026-08-18 | [Sulfur shortage threatens global phosphate supply as Hormuz blockade and Russia ban cut 2 of 3 top sources - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18198-sulfur-shortage-threatens-global-phosphate-supply-as-hormuz-blockade-and-russia.md) | 0.0% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- potatopro.com: https://www.potatopro.com/news/2023/next-global-food-crisis-phosphorus-supply-increasingly-disrupted

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