# Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates

> StoneX's Josh Linville says North American phosphate prices should hold steady over the next few months, with volatility but no sharp break. Ending spring inventories were higher than expected and prices are high relative to corn, but the lack of Chinese phosphate exports supports values.

- Date: 2022-07-03 · published 2022-07-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40811-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Restricted Chinese phosphate exports keep global supply tight, which supports phosphate and DAP prices and raises input costs for feed grain and livestock producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-11-01 | [Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5552-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | +7.8% | +10.0% |
| DAP | 2022-01-01 | [Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43478-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | -0.1% | -4.8% |
| DAP | 2024-09-24 | [October '24 Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28228-october-24-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphate.md) | -0.5% | +0.8% |
| DAP | 2024-08-26 | [September '24 Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28680-september-24-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphate.md) | +2.6% | +2.0% |
| DAP | 2025-07-31 | [August '25 Farmer Fertilizer Newsletter - Phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4132-august-25-farmer-fertilizer-newsletter-phosphate.md) | +8.3% | +8.2% |

## Sources

- stonex.com: https://www.stonex.com/en/insights/farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates-2022-07-03/

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