# Chatham Rock Phosphate Comments on Increasing Phosphate Prices - Ocean Mining News

> Midwest DAP phosphate prices jumped 29% in the third quarter, the largest quarterly rise since 2010, according to a Green Markets index. The surge followed Mosaic's petition against Moroccan and Russian phosphate imports, which has raised the prospect of countervailing duties. Triple superphosphate prices rose 8% in two months to $282 per tonne.

- Date: 2020-10-05 · published 2020-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50932-chatham-rock-phosphate-comments-on-increasing-phosphate-prices-ocean-mining-news
- 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

Sharply higher phosphate costs raise fertilizer expenses for US crop producers, which can shift planting economics and eventually influence corn and soybean supply and feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-10-22 | [Diammonium Phosphate Prices Surge by 50% on High Freight Rates and China’s Curbing Exports - News and Statistics - IndexBox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44883-diammonium-phosphate-prices-surge-by-50-on-high-freight-rates-and-china-s.md) | -0.5% | +4.3% |
| DAP | 2024-01-15 | [Urea, Phosphate Prices Rise on Tight Availability \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32051-urea-phosphate-prices-rise-on-tight-availability-cz-app.md) | +0.8% | -1.3% |
| DAP | 2026-01-28 | [Phosphate prices expected to remain elevated in 2026 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21369-phosphate-prices-expected-to-remain-elevated-in-2026-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | +1.3% |
| DAP | 2025-07-22 | [Rising phosphate prices put pressure on the fertilizer market - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24072-rising-phosphate-prices-put-pressure-on-the-fertilizer-market-cultivar-magazine.md) | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| DAP | 2025-04-30 | [Chinese phosphate exports plummet, dashing hope for price relief \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25017-chinese-phosphate-exports-plummet-dashing-hope-for-price-relief-agri-pulse.md) | 0.0% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- oceanmining.news: https://oceanmining.news/2020/10/06/chatham-rock-phosphate-comments-on-increasing-phosphate-prices/
- rockphosphate.co.nz: https://www.rockphosphate.co.nz/news/2020/10/9/crp-comments-on-increasing-phosphate-prices

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