# Doors Open for OCP as Ukraine Crisis Pauses Russian Fertilizer Exports

> Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade announced on March 4, 2022 that domestic fertilizer makers would temporarily suspend exports. The article says Russia supplies about 13% of intermediate fertilizer trade and around 40% of potash supply with Belarus.

- Date: 2022-03-11 · published 2022-03-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Russia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42578-doors-open-for-ocp-as-ukraine-crisis-pauses-russian-fertilizer-exports
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

A Russian fertilizer export pause removes a large share of global nitrogen, phosphate and potash supply, pushing prices higher and benefiting Moroccan producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-07-14 | [Fertilizer crisis delivers profits and pain as Ukraine fallout broadens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40417-fertilizer-crisis-delivers-profits-and-pain-as-ukraine-fallout-broadens.md) | -3.8% | +8.9% |
| UREA | 2022-05-02 | [Fertilizer sector set for biggest profits in years on Russia-Ukraine conflict \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8658-fertilizer-sector-set-for-biggest-profits-in-years-on-russia-ukraine-conflict.md) | -2.3% | -11.6% |
| UREA | 2022-03-26 | [Fertiliser companies dig in for hard times amid Russia-Ukraine war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42573-fertiliser-companies-dig-in-for-hard-times-amid-russia-ukraine-war.md) | +8.1% | -4.2% |
| UREA | 2022-10-04 | [How the Russia-Ukraine War Fueled Record Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39051-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-fueled-record-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.6% | -13.7% |
| UREA | 2026-04-07 | [Fertilizer spike adds up to $35/acre for US corn as Iran crisis bites](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20029-fertilizer-spike-adds-up-to-35-acre-for-us-corn-as-iran-crisis-bites.md) | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| DAP | 2022-02-28 | [Ukraine-Russia crisis: Indian fertiliser industry consider to source MoP, DAP from other countries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43004-ukraine-russia-crisis-indian-fertiliser-industry-consider-to-source-mop-dap.md) | +7.6% | +12.9% |
| DAP | 2022-03-26 | [Fertiliser companies dig in for hard times amid Russia-Ukraine war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42573-fertiliser-companies-dig-in-for-hard-times-amid-russia-ukraine-war.md) | +4.7% | -1.1% |
| DAP | 2022-10-04 | [How the Russia-Ukraine War Fueled Record Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39051-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-fueled-record-fertilizer-prices.md) | -1.7% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- moroccoworldnews.com: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2022/03/48931/doors-open-for-ocp-as-ukraine-crisis-pauses-russian-fertilizer-exports/

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