# China’s fertilizer exports ban raises worries from global markets - Fastmarkets

> China reportedly moved to effectively block phosphate fertilizer exports through June 2022, building on export suspensions since late July 2021. China's August fertilizer exports fell 26.3% month on month, and urea futures in Zhengzhou hit record highs.

- Date: 2021-10-05 · published 2021-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5907-china-s-fertilizer-exports-ban-raises-worries-from-global-markets-fastmarkets
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md)

## Why it matters

China is a major phosphate and urea supplier, so a sustained export ban tightens global supply and pushes international fertilizer prices higher. Higher fertilizer costs would weigh on farm margins and future planting economics.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-10-06 | 5 | +31.3% | 5.7 | Reported Chinese export blocks and record Zhengzhou urea futures cut global supply and drove sentiment higher. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-10-20 | [China’s curbs on fertilizer exports to worsen global price shock](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44476-china-s-curbs-on-fertilizer-exports-to-worsen-global-price-shock.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| DAP | 2026-10-19 | [China's Phosphate Fertilizer Exports Collapse, Squeezing Global Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17363-china-s-phosphate-fertilizer-exports-collapse-squeezing-global-supply.md) | 0.0% | — |
| DAP | 2025-11-04 | [China’s export controls drive up global fertilizer prices - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21859-china-s-export-controls-drive-up-global-fertilizer-prices-datamarnews.md) | -0.6% | -10.8% |
| DAP | 2025-12-30 | [China Raises Concerns in the Fertilizer Market - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21834-china-raises-concerns-in-the-fertilizer-market-datamarnews.md) | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| DAP | 2026-10-21 | [China's phosphate rock market is affected by the ban on phosphate fertilizer exports, affecting both prices and supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/684-china-s-phosphate-rock-market-is-affected-by-the-ban-on-phosphate-fertilizer.md) | 0.0% | — |
| UREA | 2021-10-20 | [China’s curbs on fertilizer exports to worsen global price shock](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44476-china-s-curbs-on-fertilizer-exports-to-worsen-global-price-shock.md) | -2.0% | +9.0% |
| UREA | 2026-03-16 | [China Reins in Fertilizer Exports as War Pushes Up Global Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20096-china-reins-in-fertilizer-exports-as-war-pushes-up-global-prices-bloomberg.md) | +3.2% | +17.0% |
| UREA | 2025-11-04 | [China’s export controls drive up global fertilizer prices - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21859-china-s-export-controls-drive-up-global-fertilizer-prices-datamarnews.md) | -2.3% | -10.6% |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/chinas-fertilizer-exports-ban-raises-worries-from-global-markets/

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