# EU agrees on cap for cadmium levels in fertilizers | World Fertilizer

> The EU provisionally agreed a cap of 60 mg of cadmium per kilogram of fertilizer, pending final approval by the European Parliament and member states. The limit would take effect three years after the law is enacted. Producers such as PhosAgro and Yara are expected to benefit, while Moroccan and Tunisian rivals with higher cadmium content could lose share.

- Date: 2018-11-22 · published 2018-11-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62358-eu-agrees-on-cap-for-cadmium-levels-in-fertilizers-world-fertilizer
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Phosphate exporters with high-cadmium rock may lose EU sales, which could tighten supply of some phosphate products to Europe and support prices for compliant producers. The impact is delayed and depends on final approval.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral

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## Sources

- worldfertilizer.com: https://www.worldfertilizer.com/phosphates/22112018/eu-agrees-on-cap-for-cadmium-levels-in-fertilizers/

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