# Mosaic to Idle Louisiana Operations to Cut Back Supply | INN

> Mosaic said it will idle its Louisiana operations from October 1 to reduce production by about 500,000 tonnes this year. It also noted that its Colonsay potash mine was paused earlier as Esterhazy K3 ramped up. The company expects tighter supply to rebalance the market.

- Date: 2019-09-10 · published 2019-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57418-mosaic-to-idle-louisiana-operations-to-cut-back-supply-inn
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced phosphate output should draw down excess US inventories and support DAP and phosphate rock prices into fall demand. The Colonsay pause also reflects a potash supply cut.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2019-09-16 | [Mosaic plans to idle Louisiana operations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57419-mosaic-plans-to-idle-louisiana-operations.md) | -0.2% | -1.9% |
| DAP | 2019-09-10 | [Mosaic to idle Louisiana phosphates operations to cut 2019 output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57399-mosaic-to-idle-louisiana-phosphates-operations-to-cut-2019-output.md) | +0.6% | +1.2% |
| DAP | 2021-01-21 | [Price Action Analysis: The Mosaic Company  — Trade Alliance to Promote Prosperity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49468-price-action-analysis-the-mosaic-company-trade-alliance-to-promote-prosperity.md) | +3.9% | +35.0% |
| DAP | 2025-06-27 | [Buy Now or Pay More: DAP Supply Crunch Led by China and Morocco in June 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24536-buy-now-or-pay-more-dap-supply-crunch-led-by-china-and-morocco-in-june-2025.md) | +0.7% | +3.8% |
| DAP | 2026-10-14 | [OCP to supply 40,000 t of DAP to Bangladesh at $866/t in key government deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/663-ocp-to-supply-40-000-t-of-dap-to-bangladesh-at-866-t-in-key-government-deal.md) | 0.0% | — |

## Sources

- investingnews.com: https://investingnews.com/daily/resource-investing/agriculture-investing/phosphate-investing/mosaic-idle-louisiana-operations-cut-back-supply/

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