# Diammonium Phosphate Prices Surge by 50% on High Freight Rates and China’s Curbing Exports - News and Statistics - IndexBox

> Global average diammonium phosphate (DAP) prices rose about 53% from January to September 2021, reaching $644 per ton according to World Bank data. High freight rates and energy costs drove the increase. Several Chinese producers announced plans to curb exports, which could push prices higher.

- Date: 2021-10-22 · published 2021-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44883-diammonium-phosphate-prices-surge-by-50-on-high-freight-rates-and-china-s
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

China supplies roughly 34% of global DAP exports, so reduced Chinese shipments tighten supply for importers such as India and Pakistan and support further price gains for phosphate fertilizer, raising feed-grain production costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-10-31 | 1 | +4.4% | 6.3 | Reports of Chinese export curbs and high freight and energy costs point to tighter global DAP supply, which supports further price gains. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-05-06 | [Morocco's Phosphate Exports Surge 83% as Global Fertilizer Prices Soar \| Bladi.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41742-morocco-s-phosphate-exports-surge-83-as-global-fertilizer-prices-soar-bladi-net.md) | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| 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 | 2021-11-30 | [Sulfur prices firm into year-end on phosphate and Chinese policy \| Sulfur Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12680-sulfur-prices-firm-into-year-end-on-phosphate-and-chinese-policy-sulfur-wire.md) | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| DAP | 2020-10-05 | [Chatham Rock Phosphate Comments on Increasing Phosphate Prices - Ocean Mining News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50932-chatham-rock-phosphate-comments-on-increasing-phosphate-prices-ocean-mining-news.md) | +0.6% | -2.0% |
| DAP | 2025-09-23 | [Fertiliser Prices Surging Despite Strong Exports – News – SSY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12021-fertiliser-prices-surging-despite-strong-exports-news-ssy.md) | -3.2% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/diammonium-phosphate-market-in-china-key-insights-2021/

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