# Morocco aims to become the world's premier fertiliser producer | AGBI

> AGBI reports that Western sanctions on Russian trade have created an opportunity for Morocco to expand its fertilizer exports. Morocco is a major phosphate producer with large potash reserves, and the EU previously imported large volumes of fertilizer from Russia.

- Date: 2022-11-15 · published 2022-11-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Morocco · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39012-morocco-aims-to-become-the-world-s-premier-fertiliser-producer-agbi
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Loss of Russian fertilizer supply to Western markets shifts demand toward Moroccan producers, supporting phosphate and potash prices. This is an analysis piece on a trend already underway.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agbi.com: https://www.agbi.com/analysis/agriculture/2022/11/morocco-aims-to-become-the-worlds-premier-fertiliser-tycoon/

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