# Phosphate finds new way to reach the Prairies | The Western Producer

> Saskatoon fertilizer firm Northern Nutrients brought in a vessel of Chinese phosphate through the Port of Vancouver on April 8, believed to be the first such shipment to the Prairies via the West Coast. The move follows US countervailing duties on Moroccan and Russian phosphate.

- Date: 2021-04-15 · published 2021-04-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47918-phosphate-finds-new-way-to-reach-the-prairies-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

US duties of 20-plus percent on most world phosphate exports are redirecting trade flows toward China, Russia and Morocco, reshaping Canadian fertiliser sourcing and costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- TSP: neutral
- PHOSROCK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-09-28 | [US phosphate major Itafos in talks with Indian companies for rock phosphate projects  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12024-us-phosphate-major-itafos-in-talks-with-indian-companies-for-rock-phosphate.md) | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| DAP | 2025-12-05 | [Morocco’s OCP sees phosphate exports to India to rise nearly 40% during CY2025 - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21832-morocco-s-ocp-sees-phosphate-exports-to-india-to-rise-nearly-40-during-cy2025.md) | -0.8% | -3.8% |
| DAP | 2021-09-05 | [Western Sahara Resource Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45378-western-sahara-resource-watch.md) | +1.2% | +7.9% |
| DAP | 2020-02-23 | [Morocco Suffers Sharp Fall In Phosphate Sales From Disputed Territory Of Western Sahara, As North American Orders Dry Up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54889-morocco-suffers-sharp-fall-in-phosphate-sales-from-disputed-territory-of.md) | +0.9% | -1.8% |
| DAP | 2021-09-09 | [Mexico resumes imports of Moroccan phosphate – Phosphate Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45377-mexico-resumes-imports-of-moroccan-phosphate-phosphate-price.md) | +0.4% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/phosphate-finds-new-way-to-reach-the-prairies/

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