# Lack of reporting on phosphorus supply chain dangerous for global food security

> A Stockholm University study finds that the phosphorus supply chain lacks transparency, with up to 90% of phosphate lost from mine to fork. Global food production uses 53 million tonnes of phosphate fertilizers a year, processed from 270 million tonnes of rock. The study says the market is tending toward a Moroccan monopoly.

- Date: 2019-09-09 · published 2019-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57417-lack-of-reporting-on-phosphorus-supply-chain-dangerous-for-global-food-security
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

The findings highlight concentration risk and reporting gaps in phosphate supply, which could affect long-term fertilizer prices. It is a research finding with no immediate price impact.

## Sources

- phys.org: https://phys.org/news/2019-09-lack-phosphorus-chain-dangerous-global.html

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