# High grain prices mean some demand for fertiliser this year | Farm Online | ACT

> Incitec Pivot cut production at its Phosphate Hill plant in Queensland after flooding cut the rail line to Townsville. Australian retailers expect fertilizer supply to remain adequate and demand to be near normal, with high grain and fodder prices supporting application.

- Date: 2019-02-12 · published 2019-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60527-high-grain-prices-mean-some-demand-for-fertiliser-this-year-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md)

## Why it matters

The rail disruption is unlikely to change Australian fertilizer pricing much, though it highlights logistics risk for phosphate supply.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- TSP: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-05-20 | [India’s Phosphor- and Sulphur-based Fertilizer Production Reported at 18-Month low in April](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53450-india-s-phosphor-and-sulphur-based-fertilizer-production-reported-at-18-month.md) | -0.4% | +2.5% |
| DAP | 2020-07-06 | [Essential Fertilizers Ride the Coronavirus Storm Across the Globe - AgriBusiness Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52065-essential-fertilizers-ride-the-coronavirus-storm-across-the-globe-agribusiness.md) | +3.3% | +12.5% |
| DAP | 2019-11-14 | [MOROCCO • The OCP relaunches Khouribga phosphates security plan piecemeal - 14/11/2019 - Maghreb Confidential](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56383-morocco-the-ocp-relaunches-khouribga-phosphates-security-plan-piecemeal-14-11.md) | +0.2% | -1.6% |
| DAP | 2019-07-14 | [No time to ignore 'blood phosphates'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58416-no-time-to-ignore-blood-phosphates.md) | -0.8% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/5901046/high-grain-prices-keep-fert-in-demand/

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