# Western Saharan phosphate 'critical' to covid recovery - Ravensdown | BusinessDesk

> Fertiliser cooperative Ravensdown defended its importation of phosphate rock from Western Sahara after a union protest in New Zealand. A 30,000-tonne cargo on the Trans Spring was partly offloaded at Napier and continued to Lyttelton.

- Date: 2020-06-24 · published 2020-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52939-western-saharan-phosphate-critical-to-covid-recovery-ravensdown-businessdesk
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

This is a localised supply-chain dispute in New Zealand with little effect on global phosphate rock flows or prices.

## Read by commodity

- PHOSROCK: neutral

## Sources

- businessdesk.co.nz: https://www.businessdesk.co.nz/economy/western-saharan-phosphate-critical-to-covid-recovery-ravensdown/VB7MFH4H4BLC5HRVZANR3FTH6M/

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