# Fertiliser price hits 13-year high, China 'bans' phosphate exports, glyphosate prices surge | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> Urea hit a 13-year high in Australian dollar terms, and glyphosate rose to about A$11/kg from A$5/kg two years earlier. Chinese national authorities announced phosphate production changes, and state-owned phosphate producers were ordered to stop exporting. Hurricane Ida also disrupted logistics.

- Date: 2021-09-29 · published 2021-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Australia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4697-fertiliser-price-hits-13-year-high-china-bans-phosphate-exports-glyphosate
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Australia sources most of its MAP and DAP from China and most of its urea from the Middle East, so the export halt and high urea prices raise input costs for Australian grain and feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-09-30 | 1 | +4.2% | 9.1 | On 29 Sep, reports that Chinese state-owned phosphate producers were ordered to stop exports, plus Hurricane Ida logistics disruption, tightened supply and drove DAP higher. |
| DAP | 2021-10-01 | 1 | +4.2% | 9.0 | Confirms that Chinese state-owned phosphate producers were ordered to stop exports and that Hurricane Ida disrupted logistics, which adds to supply-side and sentiment pressure on DAP on the move date. |
| UREA | 2021-10-06 | 5 | +31.3% | 5.7 | Urea at a 13-year high, China's export restrictions and Ida logistics disruption added to supply-side tightness and sentiment. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-10-25 | [Fertiliser Prices Set to Surge as China Suspends Exports - PLY INSIGHT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9556-fertiliser-prices-set-to-surge-as-china-suspends-exports-ply-insight.md) | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| UREA | 2023-12-04 | [China Bans Fertiliser Exports Until April ‘24 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32632-china-bans-fertiliser-exports-until-april-24-cz-app.md) | -1.6% | -4.7% |
| UREA | 2025-10-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise amid China export limits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22327-fertilizer-prices-rise-amid-china-export-limits.md) | -0.5% | +2.8% |
| UREA | 2025-10-21 | [China Suspended Fertiliser Exports: India Faces Price Rise Before Rabi Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9555-china-suspended-fertiliser-exports-india-faces-price-rise-before-rabi-season.md) | +0.1% | +1.7% |
| UREA | 2023-09-26 | [Fertilizer prices surge after China imposes export ban - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34021-fertilizer-prices-surge-after-china-imposes-export-ban-vnexpress-international.md) | -3.2% | -6.5% |
| DAP | 2026-01-06 | [Phosphate fertilizer prices expected to stay high in 2026 as China export limits persist - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20977-phosphate-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-stay-high-in-2026-as-china-export.md) | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| DAP | 2025-10-25 | [Fertiliser Prices Set to Surge as China Suspends Exports - PLY INSIGHT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9556-fertiliser-prices-set-to-surge-as-china-suspends-exports-ply-insight.md) | -4.5% | -6.1% |
| DAP | 2026-10-19 | [China's Phosphate Fertilizer Exports Collapse, Squeezing Global Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17363-china-s-phosphate-fertilizer-exports-collapse-squeezing-global-supply.md) | 0.0% | — |

## Sources

- en.boerenbusiness.nl: https://en.boerenbusiness.nl/granen-grondstof/artikel/10894402/china-verbiedt-export-fosfaatkunstmest
- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/7452588/urea-price-hits-13-year-high-china-bans-phosphate-exports-glyphosate-prices-surge/
- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/basic-materials-roundup-market-talk-11632916656

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