# Western Sahara Resource Watch

> Western Sahara Resource Watch's annual report says 19 vessels exported 1.03 million tonnes of phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara in 2019, worth an estimated $90.4 million. That is the lowest recorded volume, roughly halved from 2018, mainly because Nutrien stopped importing it.

- Date: 2020-02-24 · published 2020-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Morocco · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54892-western-sahara-resource-watch
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

The exit of a major North American buyer reduces phosphate rock trade flows, which is mildly bearish for phosphate rock prices. The effect on finished phosphate fertilizer markets is limited.

## Read by commodity

- PHOSROCK: bearish ▼

## Sources

- wsrw.org: https://wsrw.org/en/archive/4648

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