# Abidjan or Andalucía? NPK trade altered as OCP and PhosAg... - CRU Group

> OCP and PhosAgro are shifting their phosphate trade flows in 2020, with PhosAgro gaining share in West African NPK markets traditionally dominated by OCP. OCP has meanwhile increased its sales into Europe. The analysis considers whether these changed trade patterns will persist over the long term.

- Date: 2020-06-24 · published 2020-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52930-abidjan-or-andalucia-npk-trade-altered-as-ocp-and-phosag-cru-group
- Commodities: [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Shifts in NPK export destinations can alter regional phosphate availability and pricing, particularly in West Africa and Europe. The impact on feed commodity prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- TSP: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2024-06-05 | [Phosphate Trade Surges as Morocco's Export Powerhouse Fuels Growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30113-phosphate-trade-surges-as-morocco-s-export-powerhouse-fuels-growth.md) | +0.7% | +2.7% |
| DAP | 2023-01-23 | [OCP Group and India enter a strategic partnership to strengthen food security and confirm their common ambition for an innovative and sustainable agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38110-ocp-group-and-india-enter-a-strategic-partnership-to-strengthen-food-security.md) | +1.5% | -2.7% |
| DAP | 2020-08-11 | [OCP welcomes growing support for its U.S. fertilizer imports \| OCP GROUP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51938-ocp-welcomes-growing-support-for-its-u-s-fertilizer-imports-ocp-group.md) | +3.4% | +11.1% |
| DAP | 2020-02-23 | [Morocco Suffers Sharp Fall In Phosphate Sales From Disputed Territory Of Western Sahara, As North American Orders Dry Up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54889-morocco-suffers-sharp-fall-in-phosphate-sales-from-disputed-territory-of.md) | +0.9% | -1.8% |
| DAP | 2020-10-15 | [Morocco’s OCP hires US public relations firm FleishmanHillard for trade fight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50936-morocco-s-ocp-hires-us-public-relations-firm-fleishmanhillard-for-trade-fight.md) | +0.1% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- crugroup.com: https://www.crugroup.com/en/communities/thought-leadership/2020/abidjan-or-andalucia-npk-trade-altered-as-ocp-and-phosagro-strategies-cross-paths/

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