# Phosphate Fertilizer Crisis Drawing Attention to Sustainable Alternatives :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)

> Vinachem discusses the phosphate fertilizer crisis, noting that much of global phosphate production is concentrated in China, the US and Western Sahara. It cites warnings that a global phosphorus shortage could emerge by 2023.

- Date: 2020-05-08 · published 2020-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53458-phosphate-fertilizer-crisis-drawing-attention-to-sustainable-alternatives
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Concentrated phosphate supply and warnings of shortage support higher phosphate rock and fertilizer prices over the medium term, though this is a general commentary rather than a new event.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- vinachem.com.vn: https://www.vinachem.com.vn/articles/market-and-product-vnc/phosphate-fertilizer-crisis-drawing-attention-to-sustainable-alternatives.html

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