# Pressure mounts on fertiliser co-ops after US company stops Western Sahara phosphate imports | Stuff

> Pressure is mounting on New Zealand fertilizer cooperatives after a US company stopped importing Western Sahara phosphate. The article text is limited to the headline.

- Date: 2018-09-04 · published 2018-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63352-pressure-mounts-on-fertiliser-co-ops-after-us-company-stops-western-sahara
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Buyer exits from Western Sahara phosphate could shift sourcing and raise costs for co-ops that rely on that rock.

## Read by commodity

- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- stuff.co.nz: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/106794103/pressure-mounts-on-fertiliser-coops-after-us-company-stops-western-sahara-phosphate-imports

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