# Stability required to rejuvenate Tunisia's phosphate industry - Africa 2018 - Oxford Business Group

> Tunisia's phosphate output fell 40-50% between 2010 and 2017, with 2017 production at a historic low of 3.5m tonnes. Instability and protests continue to disrupt mining in the south.

- Date: 2018-05-10 · published 2018-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65319-stability-required-to-rejuvenate-tunisia-s-phosphate-industry-africa-2018
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Tunisia's reduced phosphate exports tighten a small part of global phosphate supply, giving modest support to phosphate fertilizer prices. The effect is marginal given the size of other producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-01-31 | [Coronavirus: Spurt in fertiliser import costs seen due to plant closure \| Market - Other Commodities - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4509-coronavirus-spurt-in-fertiliser-import-costs-seen-due-to-plant-closure-market.md) | +9.5% | +9.5% |
| DAP | 2026-07-14 | [OCP phosphate runs cut as much as 50 percent on sulfur shortage \| Sulfur Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18676-ocp-phosphate-runs-cut-as-much-as-50-percent-on-sulfur-shortage-sulfur-wire.md) | +1.4% | +3.6% |
| DAP | 2026-09-28 | [Sulfur shock deepens Brazil’s Phosphate fertiliser squeeze](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17783-sulfur-shock-deepens-brazil-s-phosphate-fertiliser-squeeze.md) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| DAP | 2020-06-26 | [Fertilizer Industry Largely Spared from COVID-19 Impact - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52918-fertilizer-industry-largely-spared-from-covid-19-impact-proag.md) | +5.2% | +11.6% |
| DAP | 2023-08-30 | [Diammonium Phosphate Prices Surge in Europe and USA Amidst Supply Chain Disturbance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34894-diammonium-phosphate-prices-surge-in-europe-and-usa-amidst-supply-chain.md) | -1.0% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- oxfordbusinessgroup.com: https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/reports/tunisia/2018-report/economy/digging-deeper-stability-is-required-to-rejuvenate-the-phosphate-industry

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