# Arab News | Morocco reaps cash, clout from fertilizer supply shock

> Morocco's state phosphate firm OCP is on track for more than 131 billion dirhams in 2022 revenue, up 56% on 2021, as farmers scramble for phosphate. Demand has been pushed up by sanctions on Russia and a Chinese export ban, and OCP controls about 31% of international phosphate trade.

- Date: 2022-12-04 · published 2022-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Morocco · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38556-arab-news-morocco-reaps-cash-clout-from-fertilizer-supply-shock
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Sanctions on Russian supply and Chinese export curbs keep phosphate fertilizer tight, supporting DAP and rock prices and raising input costs for feed grain producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-06-03 | [Can New Sanctions Spark a Fertilizer Price Shock?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4336-can-new-sanctions-spark-a-fertilizer-price-shock.md) | +0.7% | +3.8% |
| DAP | 2026-02-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise on supply chain issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20532-fertilizer-prices-rise-on-supply-chain-issues.md) | -0.3% | +2.8% |
| DAP | 2022-05-06 | [Prices of Most Fertilizers Continue Rise, as Wheat Prices Climb on Supply Concerns \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9741-prices-of-most-fertilizers-continue-rise-as-wheat-prices-climb-on-supply.md) | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| DAP | 2026-09-30 | [Morocco: sulfur shock pushes OCP into the red - La Minute Arabe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17791-morocco-sulfur-shock-pushes-ocp-into-the-red-la-minute-arabe.md) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| DAP | 2026-03-10 | [Middle East conflict strains fertilizer supply chains \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20099-middle-east-conflict-strains-fertilizer-supply-chains-world-fertilizer.md) | -0.9% | +10.2% |

## Sources

- arabnews.com: https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/morocco-reaps-cash-clout-from-fertilizer-supply-shock-2210821

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