# Many Dynamics At Play in the Fertilizer Market | Red River Farm Network

> Mosaic's government affairs executive says phosphate prices are driven by supply shortages, including China's export restrictions. He adds that the US countervailing duties on Moroccan and Russian fertilizer have not yet affected US phosphate prices. The NCGA is pressing Mosaic to lift the tariffs.

- Date: 2021-12-10 · published 2021-12-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43950-many-dynamics-at-play-in-the-fertilizer-market-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Export restrictions from China keep global phosphate supply tight, which supports price levels for US fertilizer buyers regardless of the tariff dispute.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-09-08 | [Fertilizer Market Core Dynamics Briefing – August to Early September 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22777-fertilizer-market-core-dynamics-briefing-august-to-early-september-2025.md) | -0.3% | -3.5% |
| DAP | 2022-11-10 | [India's Demand Supports The Short-term Market Of Phosphate Fertilizer - News - New Agri Technology](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38991-india-s-demand-supports-the-short-term-market-of-phosphate-fertilizer-news-new.md) | +1.5% | -5.3% |
| DAP | 2022-03-23 | [The Moroccan game plan to recapture the US fertilizer market \| 2022-03-22 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42596-the-moroccan-game-plan-to-recapture-the-us-fertilizer-market-2022-03-22-agri.md) | -1.5% | -3.6% |
| DAP | 2020-07-28 | [Heartburn hits fertilizer market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5058-heartburn-hits-fertilizer-market.md) | +5.7% | +11.7% |
| DAP | 2025-07-22 | [Rising phosphate prices put pressure on the fertilizer market - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24072-rising-phosphate-prices-put-pressure-on-the-fertilizer-market-cultivar-magazine.md) | 0.0% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2021/12/09/many-dynamics-changing-the-fertilizer-market/

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