# Using phosphorus from sewage could help with soaring food bills, says report | Environment | The Guardian

> A Guardian report says the Ukraine war has disrupted fertiliser production and that phosphorus rock comes from only a handful of sources. It argues sewage-derived phosphorus could help ease soaring food costs.

- Date: 2022-06-10 · published 2022-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41283-using-phosphorus-from-sewage-could-help-with-soaring-food-bills-says-report
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Concentrated phosphate rock supply and war disruption keep fertiliser prices elevated, which feeds into crop costs; recovery from sewage is a long-term, small-scale offset.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-06-30 | [‘Blood money’: Europe’s secretive trade in Syrian phosphates \| Syria \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41244-blood-money-europe-s-secretive-trade-in-syrian-phosphates-syria-the-guardian.md) | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| DAP | 2019-07-29 | [The Polisario warns a Chinese firm against importing phosphate rocks from the Sahara](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58413-the-polisario-warns-a-chinese-firm-against-importing-phosphate-rocks-from-the.md) | -0.7% | -2.5% |
| DAP | 2023-01-19 | [The next global food crisis? Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted... \| PotatoPro](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38129-the-next-global-food-crisis-phosphorus-supply-is-increasingly-disrupted.md) | +0.6% | -1.3% |
| DAP | 2023-03-15 | [Fertilizer shortage and price concerns create golden opportunity for smarter phosphorus use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37187-fertilizer-shortage-and-price-concerns-create-golden-opportunity-for-smarter.md) | +1.7% | +4.2% |
| DAP | 2021-07-22 | [Ukraine may restrict the import of fertilizers from Belarus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45999-ukraine-may-restrict-the-import-of-fertilizers-from-belarus.md) | -0.1% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jun/10/phosphorus-sewage-fertlisers

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