# Tunisia Resumes Phosphate Exports, Looks To Double Next Year | IBTimes

> Tunisia has resumed phosphate exports for the first time in 11 years, targeting 300,000 tonnes this year and 600,000 tonnes next year. Buyers include France, Pakistan, Brazil, Indonesia and Turkey, and Tunisian phosphate output doubled in the first quarter of 2022.

- Date: 2022-05-17 · published 2022-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41722-tunisia-resumes-phosphate-exports-looks-to-double-next-year-ibtimes
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Returning Tunisian supply adds to global phosphate availability, a modest bearish factor for fertiliser prices, though volumes are small relative to world trade.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- PHOSROCK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-02-19 | [Tunisian phosphate exports show signs of recovery - African Manager](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20905-tunisian-phosphate-exports-show-signs-of-recovery-african-manager.md) | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| DAP | 2022-04-03 | [Tunisia doubles phosphate output in first quarter, targets 5.5 million tonnes in 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5510-tunisia-doubles-phosphate-output-in-first-quarter-targets-5-5-million-tonnes-in.md) | -5.5% | -12.9% |
| DAP | 2026-08-17 | [U.S. Receives First Moroccan Phosphate Shipment in 5 years After Temporary CVD Relief - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18206-u-s-receives-first-moroccan-phosphate-shipment-in-5-years-after-temporary-cvd.md) | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| DAP | 2023-10-27 | [US lawmakers call for lower duties on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morocco - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33970-us-lawmakers-call-for-lower-duties-on-imports-of-phosphate-fertilizer-from.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2022-10-28 | [China's return to the international marker drives down pricing of nitrogen, phosphate and potash \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10122-china-s-return-to-the-international-marker-drives-down-pricing-of-nitrogen.md) | -6.6% | -9.7% |

## Sources

- ibtimes.com: https://www.ibtimes.com/tunisia-resumes-phosphate-exports-looks-double-next-year-3510515

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