# AFRICA • EU war on cadmium takes toll on phosphate sector - 04/12/2018 - Africa Mining Intelligence

> The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers reached a provisional agreement to cap cadmium content in phosphate. The article reports that the EU cadmium rules are weighing on the phosphate sector.

- Date: 2018-12-04 · published 2018-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61860-africa-eu-war-on-cadmium-takes-toll-on-phosphate-sector-04-12-2018-africa
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter cadmium limits could restrict EU access to some phosphate fertilizer supply, tightening availability and supporting phosphate fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-01-12 | [Fate of phosphate duties will fall to Biden administration \| 2021-01-12  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49083-fate-of-phosphate-duties-will-fall-to-biden-administration-2021-01-12-agri.md) | +2.2% | +37.9% |
| DAP | 2021-09-20 | [Phosphate market price warning coming from China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45373-phosphate-market-price-warning-coming-from-china.md) | +0.2% | +6.0% |
| DAP | 2026-03-04 | [China to maintain phosphate export suspension despite Middle East war: sources \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20100-china-to-maintain-phosphate-export-suspension-despite-middle-east-war-sources-s.md) | -0.8% | +5.3% |
| 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% | — |
| DAP | 2023-03-17 | [Phosphate Farm Prices Remain Elevated, It’s Time for Action on Import Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37190-phosphate-farm-prices-remain-elevated-it-s-time-for-action-on-import-tariffs.md) | +1.7% | +6.7% |

## Sources

- africaintelligence.com: https://www.africaintelligence.com/mining-sector_politics/2018/12/04/eu-war-on-cadmium-takes-toll-on-phosphate-sector,108335041-art

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