# Ukraine remains dependent from import of complex fertilizers - Fertilizer Daily

> Ukrainian producers have lost 92% of the domestic complex fertilizer market because they must import phosphorus and potassium raw materials, making their finished product more expensive. Complex fertilizers still arrive from Kazakhstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Poland, Turkey, Morocco and other countries despite an embargo on Russian imports.

- Date: 2020-06-18 · published 2020-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52946-ukraine-remains-dependent-from-import-of-complex-fertilizers-fertilizer-daily
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Import dependence and higher costs keep Ukrainian fertilizer demand tied to foreign supply, with limited direct effect on global feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- POTASH: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2024-06-25 | [Export Situation of Major Fertilizers in China in May.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30106-export-situation-of-major-fertilizers-in-china-in-may.md) | +1.2% | +0.4% |
| 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 | 2023-03-20 | [FAO delivers 36,000 tons of USAID-funded TSP fertiliser in time for Yala \| Daily FT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37180-fao-delivers-36-000-tons-of-usaid-funded-tsp-fertiliser-in-time-for-yala-daily.md) | +0.4% | +4.1% |
| DAP | 2023-06-07 | [Fertilizer Market Report – June 7, 2023 - Genesis Fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35811-fertilizer-market-report-june-7-2023-genesis-fertilizers.md) | -1.7% | -2.1% |
| DAP | 2022-06-30 | [Koch Industries Complete 50% Acquisition of OCP’s Jorf Fertilizer Company III](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41287-koch-industries-complete-50-acquisition-of-ocp-s-jorf-fertilizer-company-iii.md) | -0.0% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- fertilizerdaily.com: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20200618-ukraine-remains-dependent-from-import-of-complex-fertilizers/

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