# China extends phosphate export restrictions | The Western Producer

> China extended its phosphate export restrictions through the end of 2022 with a quota of 3.16 million tonnes for the second half, down from 5.5 million tonnes a year earlier. Argus estimates 2.4 million tonnes will be DAP and 765,000 tonnes MAP, with DAP exports about 40% below the three-year average.

- Date: 2022-08-11 · published 2022-08-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39978-china-extends-phosphate-export-restrictions-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A tighter Chinese export quota removes a major source of phosphate supply from world markets, which keeps DAP prices elevated and raises costs for feed and grain producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-08-12 | [China turns off export taps \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45495-china-turns-off-export-taps-the-western-producer.md) | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| DAP | 2022-03-23 | [Diammonium Phosphate Prices Growing Twice in the US as Russia Implies Export Restrictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42572-diammonium-phosphate-prices-growing-twice-in-the-us-as-russia-implies-export.md) | -1.5% | -3.6% |
| DAP | 2021-10-01 | [China expected to stop phosphate exports,  food production prices set to rise - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4698-china-expected-to-stop-phosphate-exports-food-production-prices-set-to-rise-abc.md) | +4.6% | +4.6% |
| DAP | 2022-07-06 | [China Tightening Restrictions on Fertiliser Exports: Reports \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40419-china-tightening-restrictions-on-fertiliser-exports-reports-cz-app.md) | +4.7% | +0.3% |
| DAP | 2021-04-10 | [China bans phosphate exports \| mic-cust.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47540-china-bans-phosphate-exports-mic-cust-com.md) | +0.1% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/china-extends-phosphate-export-restrictions/

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