# China cuts phosphate exports to build batteries | The Western Producer

> Mosaic's president said growing use of purified phosphoric acid in lithium iron phosphate batteries will reduce phosphate fertilizer supply over time. About 300,000 tonnes of phosphoric acid shifted from fertilizer to batteries this year, equal to about 500,000 tonnes of lost DAP, and China's exports are expected to fall.

- Date: 2021-11-10 · published 2021-11-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44374-china-cuts-phosphate-exports-to-build-batteries-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese phosphate export availability tightens global DAP supply, which supports higher fertilizer prices and phosphate costs for feed mineral buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-01-15 | [Supplies tighten for phosphate, urea \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26439-supplies-tighten-for-phosphate-urea-the-western-producer.md) | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| DAP | 2025-05-02 | [Chinese phosphate exports down - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25009-chinese-phosphate-exports-down-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | +4.8% |
| DAP | 2026-04-02 | [U.S. traders export phosphate as Iran war boosts prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9773-u-s-traders-export-phosphate-as-iran-war-boosts-prices.md) | +4.0% | +4.3% |
| DAP | 2023-09-01 | [Moroccan Phosphate Exports See Steep Decline to $4 Billion in 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34432-moroccan-phosphate-exports-see-steep-decline-to-4-billion-in-2023.md) | -0.7% | +0.3% |
| DAP | 2020-05-06 | [Morocco Remains World’s Largest Exporter of Phosphate, Phosphoric Acid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53455-morocco-remains-world-s-largest-exporter-of-phosphate-phosphoric-acid.md) | +0.2% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/china-cuts-phosphate-exports-to-build-batteries/

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