# Safety vs. sovereignty: Stakeholders split over increasing imports of 'cleaner' phosphates | Rapporteur

> Stakeholders are urging the European Commission to stop favouring home-grown phosphate, which is high in cadmium, over cleaner non-EU imports. Others argue that increasing imports would undermine EU autonomy in fertilizer supply.

- Date: 2021-12-08 · published 2021-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43952-safety-vs-sovereignty-stakeholders-split-over-increasing-imports-of-cleaner
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

A policy shift toward imports would change EU phosphate sourcing and could add to demand for non-EU rock and fertilizer. The effect on prices is uncertain and likely modest in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- PHOSROCK: neutral

## Sources

- rapporteur.com: https://www.rapporteur.com/news/safety-vs-sovereignty-stakeholders-split-over-increasing-imports-of-cleaner-phosphates/

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