# Our Losing Phosphate Wager - Eos

> An Eos opinion piece argues that global food systems depend heavily on phosphate, a nonrenewable resource concentrated in limited rock reserves. It warns demand may outstrip supply within this century and calls for action.

- Date: 2021-04-22 · published 2021-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47919-our-losing-phosphate-wager-eos
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Long-run phosphate scarcity concerns support a structurally firmer outlook for phosphate fertiliser prices, but the piece offers no near-term supply or demand shock.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2023-02-03 | [Morocco’s Phosphate Exports Hit Over $11 Billion in 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37650-morocco-s-phosphate-exports-hit-over-11-billion-in-2022.md) | -5.5% | -8.6% |
| DAP | 2026-09-05 | [CoBank warns higher fertilizer prices are structural as phosphate capacity forecast drops 13%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17780-cobank-warns-higher-fertilizer-prices-are-structural-as-phosphate-capacity.md) | +0.9% | +1.3% |
| DAP | 2025-03-20 | [High global phosphate prices pose potential food security risks \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25903-high-global-phosphate-prices-pose-potential-food-security-risks-ifpri.md) | +0.2% | +2.5% |
| DAP | 2023-03-01 | [Phosphorus price spikes: A wake-up call for phosphorus resilience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37649-phosphorus-price-spikes-a-wake-up-call-for-phosphorus-resilience.md) | +0.9% | +5.2% |
| DAP | 2021-04-27 | [Phosphatic fert players face headwinds as global prices rise: Report \| Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47925-phosphatic-fert-players-face-headwinds-as-global-prices-rise-report-business.md) | +2.1% | +8.6% |

## Sources

- eos.org: https://eos.org/opinions/our-losing-phosphate-wager

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