# Morocco counters Russia’s weaponization of the food-energy nexus - Middle East Institute

> An analysis from the Middle East Institute says Morocco plans to raise fertiliser output by nearly 70%, positioning it as a counterweight to Russian leverage over the food-energy nexus. It frames Africa's food crisis as a new front tied to the Ukraine war.

- Date: 2022-06-13 · published 2022-06-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Morocco · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41285-morocco-counters-russia-s-weaponization-of-the-food-energy-nexus-middle-east
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded Moroccan phosphate output could eventually ease fertiliser supply tightness, but the near-term effect on prices is limited, and the piece is largely strategic commentary.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- PHOSROCK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-07-06 | [How Morocco’s fertiliser giant OCP was shaken by the Hormuz crisis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18680-how-morocco-s-fertiliser-giant-ocp-was-shaken-by-the-hormuz-crisis.md) | +2.0% | +6.5% |
| DAP | 2026-10-01 | [A Wish List to Reset Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17035-a-wish-list-to-reset-fertilizer-prices.md) | -0.3% | 0.0% |

## Sources

- mei.edu: https://mei.edu/publication/morocco-counters-russias-weaponization-food-energy-nexus/

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