# Made-in-China fertilizer becomes scarce for top buyer

> Bloomberg reports that the lockdown of Hubei province in China is curbing diammonium phosphate output, prompting India, the largest DAP buyer, to seek supplies from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Morocco and the US. Hubei accounts for roughly 60-65% of Chinese phosphate production.

- Date: 2020-02-24 · published 2020-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54884-made-in-china-fertilizer-becomes-scarce-for-top-buyer
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Loss of Chinese DAP supply to India is likely to tighten the global phosphate market and support prices, as alternative producers may not fully replace the volume quickly.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- UREA: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2020-06-26 | [Fertilizer Industry Largely Spared from COVID-19 Impact - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52918-fertilizer-industry-largely-spared-from-covid-19-impact-proag.md) | +4.8% | +5.9% |
| DAP | 2020-02-03 | [Coronavirus to hit China fertilizer market — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54898-coronavirus-to-hit-china-fertilizer-market-fertilizer-daily.md) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| DAP | 2026-04-07 | [Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20045-moroccan-fertilizer-maker-ocp-expects-output-to-drop-30-per-cent-in-q2-sources.md) | +0.7% | +5.9% |
| DAP | 2020-01-31 | [Coronavirus: Spurt in fertiliser import costs seen due to plant closure \| Market - Other Commodities - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4509-coronavirus-spurt-in-fertiliser-import-costs-seen-due-to-plant-closure-market.md) | +9.5% | +9.5% |
| DAP | 2020-06-26 | [Fertilizer Industry Largely Spared from COVID-19 Impact - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52918-fertilizer-industry-largely-spared-from-covid-19-impact-proag.md) | +5.2% | +11.6% |
| DAP | 2026-09-28 | [Sulfur shock deepens Brazil’s Phosphate fertiliser squeeze](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17783-sulfur-shock-deepens-brazil-s-phosphate-fertiliser-squeeze.md) | 0.0% | 0.0% |

## Sources

- ajot.com: https://www.ajot.com/news/made-in-china-fertilizer-becomes-scarce-for-top-buyer

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