# MOROCCO • OCP floods Europe and Asia with Sahrawi phosphates - 05/02/2019 - Africa Mining Intelligence

> Africa Mining Intelligence reports that Morocco's OCP is supplying Europe and Asia with phosphates mined in Western Sahara. The article text is largely a paywall stub, so few details are available. The headline points to active export flows from OCP.

- Date: 2019-02-05 · published 2019-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Morocco · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60929-morocco-ocp-floods-europe-and-asia-with-sahrawi-phosphates-05-02-2019-africa
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Steady OCP export volumes to major importers help keep phosphate rock and DAP supply ample, which tends to cap price gains.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- PHOSROCK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-07-18 | [Morocco’s OCP Phosphate Ships Could Head to US ‘Within Days,’ USDA Confirms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18682-morocco-s-ocp-phosphate-ships-could-head-to-us-within-days-usda-confirms.md) | +0.6% | +2.2% |
| DAP | 2022-05-27 | [Nitrogen and phosphates drift downwards as Rand strength helps push local prices down. - South Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6165-nitrogen-and-phosphates-drift-downwards-as-rand-strength-helps-push-local.md) | -12.2% | -9.0% |
| DAP | 2026-08-01 | [OCP Group Ships Moroccan Phosphate to US Following Duty Suspension](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18678-ocp-group-ships-moroccan-phosphate-to-us-following-duty-suspension.md) | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| DAP | 2022-10-28 | [China's return to the international marker drives down pricing of nitrogen, phosphate and potash \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10122-china-s-return-to-the-international-marker-drives-down-pricing-of-nitrogen.md) | -6.6% | -9.7% |
| DAP | 2023-11-08 | [US reduces tariffs on phosphate fertilizers from Morocco \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33488-us-reduces-tariffs-on-phosphate-fertilizers-from-morocco-agriculture-dive.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- africaintelligence.com: https://www.africaintelligence.com/exploration--production/2019/02/05/ocp-floods-europe-and-asia-with-sahrawi-phosphates,108343146-eve

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