# BENIN • Russia's PhosAgro overtakes Morocco's OCP as fertiliser king - 26/11/2019 - Africa Mining Intelligence

> Russia's PhosAgro has overtaken Morocco's OCP as the world's largest fertiliser producer, according to Africa Mining Intelligence. The report also says Moscow and Riyadh are challenging Morocco in the African phosphates market, and that gas shortages are hampering OCP's fertiliser expansion plans in Ethiopia, Ghana and Morocco.

- Date: 2019-11-26 · published 2019-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56384-benin-russia-s-phosagro-overtakes-morocco-s-ocp-as-fertiliser-king-26-11-2019
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Gas shortages constraining OCP's output could limit phosphate fertiliser supply growth, supporting DAP prices, while competition from PhosAgro and Saudi producers adds supply in Africa.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- UREA: neutral
- NATGAS: neutral

## Sources

- africaintelligence.com: https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2019/11/26/russia-s-phosagro-overtakes-morocco-s-ocp-as-fertiliser-king,108383422-bre

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