# AFRICA • Moscow and Riyadh challenge Rabat on African phosphates market - 22/06/2020 - Africa Intelligence

> Morocco's OCP, the leading African phosphates supplier, is facing growing competition from Russia's PhosAgro and Saudi Arabia's Maaden, especially in West Africa. Heads of state and governments are directly involved in the competition, and OCP's African fertiliser plant plans have been slowed by gas supply shortages in Ethiopia and Ghana.

- Date: 2020-06-22 · published 2020-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52929-africa-moscow-and-riyadh-challenge-rabat-on-african-phosphates-market-22-06
- Commodities: [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Increased competition among major phosphate exporters can put pressure on export prices and shift trade flows, though the effect on feed-relevant commodities is indirect. Gas constraints on new African capacity could tighten supply over time.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- TSP: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-10-23 | [MOROCCO/UNITED STATES • OCP determined to keep hold of US market - 23/10/2020 - Africa Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50935-morocco-united-states-ocp-determined-to-keep-hold-of-us-market-23-10-2020.md) | -0.1% | -1.5% |
| DAP | 2023-07-29 | [Urea market on fire, stronger Rand keeps Phosphates and Potash stable.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4757-urea-market-on-fire-stronger-rand-keeps-phosphates-and-potash-stable.md) | +2.0% | +3.5% |
| DAP | 2024-03-05 | [Moroccan Phosphate Exports Surge as Markets Stabilize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31543-moroccan-phosphate-exports-surge-as-markets-stabilize.md) | +3.3% | -7.4% |
| 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% |
| DAP | 2024-10-28 | [Morocco’s phosphate fertilizer exports to EU surge, securing a strong position in European market - The Morocco Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28198-morocco-s-phosphate-fertilizer-exports-to-eu-surge-securing-a-strong-position.md) | +0.9% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- africaintelligence.com: https://www.africaintelligence.com/mining-sector_politics/2020/06/22/moscow-and-riyadh-challenge-rabat-on-african-phosphates-market,109239063-ge0

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