# AUSTRALIA/MOROCCO/WESTERN SAHARA • OCP resumes Western Sahara phosphate exports to Australia - 04/10/2022 - Africa Intelligence

> Incitec Pivot has restarted phosphate rock imports from OCP's Boucraa mine in Western Sahara, which it had stopped in 2016. The move follows supply difficulties linked to Russia's war on Ukraine.

- Date: 2022-10-04 · published 2022-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39466-australia-morocco-western-sahara-ocp-resumes-western-sahara-phosphate-exports
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Sourcing from a new origin shows buyers scrambling for phosphate rock supply, which supports phosphate prices while alternative supplies are constrained.

## 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 | 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 | 2024-03-25 | [High prices to curb southern LatAm phosphate imports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31532-high-prices-to-curb-southern-latam-phosphate-imports-latest-market-news.md) | -10.7% | -13.4% |
| 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 | 2025-01-22 | [Syria's phosphate rock supply uncertain after regime ousted - BC Insight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26825-syria-s-phosphate-rock-supply-uncertain-after-regime-ousted-bc-insight.md) | -0.2% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- africaintelligence.com: https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2022/10/04/ocp-resumes-western-sahara-phosphate-exports-to-australia,109831014-art

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