# Essential Fertilizers Ride the Coronavirus Storm Across the Globe - AgriBusiness Global

> An AgriBusiness Global article says the coronavirus has had limited overall impact on fertilizer industry, though cashflow problems are emerging in some sectors. China's fertilizer production has recovered after lockdown cut output and disrupted rail, road and sea transport. Hubei's plants, a key source of phosphoric acid, caused China to shift from a DAP exporter to a net importer.

- Date: 2020-07-06 · published 2020-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52065-essential-fertilizers-ride-the-coronavirus-storm-across-the-globe-agribusiness
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

China's recovering output and export capacity could ease phosphate supply tightness over time, but its shift to DAP imports supports global phosphate prices in the near term. Logistics disruptions remain a risk to supply timing.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- UREA: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2019-11-14 | [MOROCCO • The OCP relaunches Khouribga phosphates security plan piecemeal - 14/11/2019 - Maghreb Confidential](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56383-morocco-the-ocp-relaunches-khouribga-phosphates-security-plan-piecemeal-14-11.md) | +0.2% | -1.6% |
| DAP | 2020-05-20 | [India’s Phosphor- and Sulphur-based Fertilizer Production Reported at 18-Month low in April](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53450-india-s-phosphor-and-sulphur-based-fertilizer-production-reported-at-18-month.md) | -0.4% | +2.5% |
| DAP | 2019-07-14 | [No time to ignore 'blood phosphates'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58416-no-time-to-ignore-blood-phosphates.md) | -0.8% | -3.1% |
| UREA | 2023-04-22 | [US fertilizer prices continue short-term rise, while all other markets decline.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36731-us-fertilizer-prices-continue-short-term-rise-while-all-other-markets-decline.md) | +3.2% | +5.6% |
| UREA | 2023-09-20 | [Earthquakes in Morocco Cause Supply Affliction for Phosphoric Acid, Impacting Global Fertilizer Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34431-earthquakes-in-morocco-cause-supply-affliction-for-phosphoric-acid-impacting.md) | -0.5% | -6.2% |
| UREA | 2026-03-26 | [The Mississippi River is open for business early - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16382-the-mississippi-river-is-open-for-business-early-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +10.4% | +11.0% |
| UREA | 2026-07-22 | [Fertilizer Supply Chains Face a Costly Turning Point](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18690-fertilizer-supply-chains-face-a-costly-turning-point.md) | +1.5% | -1.3% |
| UREA | 2024-01-12 | [Q4 Fertilizer Review — Chewachem Ltd.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11083-q4-fertilizer-review-chewachem-ltd.md) | +0.2% | +12.8% |

## Sources

- agribusinessglobal.com: https://www.agribusinessglobal.com/plant-health/essential-fertilizers-ride-the-coronavirus-storm-across-the-globe/

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