# Industrial Action Threatens Phosphate, Potash Supply | CZ app

> Strikes in India and Canada are disrupting processed phosphate and potash markets. Urea trade is subdued ahead of India's August 29 tender, with Brazil purchasing at around USD 355/tonne CFR.

- Date: 2024-08-27 · published 2024-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4543-industrial-action-threatens-phosphate-potash-supply-cz-app
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Labor disruptions cut phosphate and potash supply while India's import needs underpin urea demand, supporting fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-03-11 | [Potential Potash, Phosphate Shortage Latest Ingredient to ‘Perfect Storm’ for Growers, Economists, Soil Experts Say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42576-potential-potash-phosphate-shortage-latest-ingredient-to-perfect-storm-for.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2024-07-18 | [Canadian Railway Strike Poses Threat to Global Supply Chain \| Food Logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29277-canadian-railway-strike-poses-threat-to-global-supply-chain-food-logistics.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |
| UREA | 2021-09-15 | [Urea: Slow reaction to CF Industries’ Donaldsonville plant restart; logistics still an issue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45386-urea-slow-reaction-to-cf-industries-donaldsonville-plant-restart-logistics.md) | +0.4% | +41.4% |
| UREA | 2020-04-20 | [Precision ag softens fertiliser, chemical supply risk - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53564-precision-ag-softens-fertiliser-chemical-supply-risk-grain-central.md) | -1.8% | -19.6% |
| UREA | 2025-06-01 | [The price of phosphate fertilisers continues to rise and everything indicates that there will be an upturn in urea prices – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4338-the-price-of-phosphate-fertilisers-continues-to-rise-and-everything-indicates.md) | -18.3% | -14.1% |

## Sources

- czapp.com: https://www.czapp.com/analyst-insights/industrial-action-threatens-phosphate-potash-supply/

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