# Nutrien to Close Geismar Phosphate Production by Year-End; Geismar N Production Unaffected - Green Markets

> Nutrien told Green Markets on July 3 that it will close its Geismar phosphate production by the end of 2018, while its Geismar nitrogen production continues unaffected. The closure removes phosphate capacity from the U.S. market.

- Date: 2018-07-06 · published 2018-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64351-nutrien-to-close-geismar-phosphate-production-by-year-end-geismar-n-production
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Losing this domestic phosphate capacity tightens supply and supports DAP prices, which raises the cost of phosphate in feed.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fertilizerpricing.com: https://fertilizerpricing.com/nutrien-to-close-geismar-phosphate-production-by-year-end-geismar-n-production-unaffected/

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