# Western Sahara Resource Watch

> Western Sahara Resource Watch reports that New Zealand's government has said fertilizer importers Ravensdown and Ballance Agri-Nutrients should comply with international law over phosphate rock imports from Western Sahara. The government says no viable alternative source has yet been found.

- Date: 2020-05-09 · published 2020-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53457-western-sahara-resource-watch
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Pressure on New Zealand importers to find alternative phosphate sources could reshape trade flows, but the effect on global phosphate prices is minor.

## Read by commodity

- PHOSROCK: neutral

## Sources

- wsrw.org: https://wsrw.org/en/archive/4705

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