# COVID-19: Effects on the Fertilizer Industry

> S&P Global reports that COVID-19 has hit the fertilizer sector since the outset, mainly in China, the largest producer and consumer of phosphates, sulphur and sulphuric acid. Plant shutdowns from late January and transport constraints tightened phosphate supply and pushed prices up, while sulphuric acid prices collapsed. China's agriculture ministry said it will monitor fertilizer prices to prevent unreasonable increases.

- Date: 2020-03-24 · published 2020-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54075-covid-19-effects-on-the-fertilizer-industry
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter Chinese phosphate supply supports DAP and TSP prices, which raises feed-phosphate and crop-input costs. Brazil and India could become the next pressure points.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-09-15 | [U.S. fertilizer prices soar as storms roil industry hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45369-u-s-fertilizer-prices-soar-as-storms-roil-industry-hub.md) | +1.1% | +6.6% |
| DAP | 2026-09-14 | [Fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remain near zero](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17416-fertilizer-shipments-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-remain-near-zero.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| DAP | 2020-03-11 | [How Coronavirus Plays A Role In Fertilizer Pricing \| Hoosier Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54078-how-coronavirus-plays-a-role-in-fertilizer-pricing-hoosier-ag-today.md) | -1.1% | -0.2% |
| DAP | 2026-07-22 | [Fertilizer Supply Chains Face a Costly Turning Point](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18690-fertilizer-supply-chains-face-a-costly-turning-point.md) | +0.6% | +2.1% |
| DAP | 2021-06-21 | [Fertiliser prices continue to increase: MoIT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46891-fertiliser-prices-continue-to-increase-moit.md) | -0.2% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/ci/research-analysis/report-covid19-effects-on-the-fertilizer-industry.html

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