# Fertilizer pricing - Ontario Grain Farmer

> Policy shifts in one major country have banned phosphate exports to prioritize domestic fertilizer needs, alongside emissions-reduction efforts. The article says these measures have cut global phosphate supplies by about 30 percent.

- Date: 2021-12-01 · published 2021-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43519-fertilizer-pricing-ontario-grain-farmer
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A roughly 30 percent cut in global phosphate supply sharply raises DAP prices and increases costs for crop and livestock producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-07-27 | [Fertilizer market volatility raises pricing questions \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5034-fertilizer-market-volatility-raises-pricing-questions-farmtario.md) | -4.1% | -4.6% |
| DAP | 2021-10-01 | [Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4700-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | +4.6% | +4.6% |
| DAP | 2022-04-01 | [Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5509-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | -1.6% | -9.3% |
| DAP | 2025-04-04 | [April '25 Aussie Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25438-april-25-aussie-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphate.md) | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| DAP | 2024-01-29 | [February '24 Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11965-february-24-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | -1.7% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- ontariograinfarmer.ca: https://ontariograinfarmer.ca/2021/12/01/fertilizer-pricing/

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