# Prices skyrocket, supply choked: perfect storm for fertiliser | The Land | NSW

> MAP and DAP fertiliser supplies are critically tight in Australia, with some product selling near A$800 a tonne. Causes include China restricting phosphate exports for domestic use, shipping disruption with fewer bulk carriers in service, and higher sulphur and ammonia input costs.

- Date: 2021-03-24 · published 2021-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48426-prices-skyrocket-supply-choked-perfect-storm-for-fertiliser-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Tight phosphate supply and high input costs raise the cost of crop production and could limit fertiliser application, with supply not expected to ease until later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-10-21 | [China's phosphate rock market is affected by the ban on phosphate fertilizer exports, affecting both prices and supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/684-china-s-phosphate-rock-market-is-affected-by-the-ban-on-phosphate-fertilizer.md) | 0.0% | — |
| DAP | 2021-08-07 | [Chinese fertiliser factories 'focusing on local market' as international prices skyrocket - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45880-chinese-fertiliser-factories-focusing-on-local-market-as-international-prices.md) | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 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 | 2023-11-17 | [China fertilizer group calls for export cuts to stabilize prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33090-china-fertilizer-group-calls-for-export-cuts-to-stabilize-prices.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2022-04-27 | [Cabinet clears higher subsidy for non-urea fertilisers  - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42150-cabinet-clears-higher-subsidy-for-non-urea-fertilisers-the-hindu.md) | -7.9% | -9.4% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/7182624/super-fertiliser-supply-at-critical-levels/

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