# EU fertilizer regulations: What are the consequences for the European food chain? - Modern Diplomacy

> An opinion piece argues that proposed EU cadmium limits on phosphate fertilisers, part of the Circular Economy Package, would reduce supply and raise costs. The EU imports about 85% of its phosphate, mainly from Morocco, Russia and Algeria, and the piece says the proposed limits are not backed by sufficient science.

- Date: 2020-02-20 · published 2020-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54536-eu-fertilizer-regulations-what-are-the-consequences-for-the-european-food-chain
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter cadmium caps could shrink the pool of eligible phosphate suppliers to the EU, reducing competition and pushing phosphate prices up.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- moderndiplomacy.eu: https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/02/20/eu-fertilizer-regulations-what-are-the-consequences-for-the-european-food-chain/

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