# Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates

> StoneX's Josh Linville says phosphate supplies are tight and demand has not yet weakened, so prices should hold or rise. Sulfur and ammonia costs have surged, and phosphate production costs are up about 200% since summer 2020. Russian and Chinese exports remain largely blocked, though talk of demand destruction is growing.

- Date: 2022-04-01 · published 2022-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5509-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Restricted Chinese and Russian phosphate exports keep supply tight, supporting DAP and phosphate rock prices. Buyers are advised to delay forward purchases, as the price risk remains upward while demand holds.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-10-01 | [Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4700-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | +4.6% | +4.6% |
| DAP | 2024-01-29 | [February '24 Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11965-february-24-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | -1.7% | -1.3% |
| DAP | 2024-02-01 | [January '24 Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11962-january-24-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| DAP | 2025-04-04 | [April '25 Aussie Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25438-april-25-aussie-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphate.md) | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| DAP | 2023-12-29 | [January '24 Aussie Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33051-january-24-aussie-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphate.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- stonex.com: https://www.stonex.com/en-gb/insights/farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates-2022-04-01/

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