# Redwater phosphate plant shutting down in 2019 | Fort Saskatchewan Record

> Nutrien is shutting its Redwater phosphate plant in Alberta in 2019, which is Canada's only phosphate producer. The plant's main phosphate and one sulphuric acid plant will close, and the company will consolidate phosphate output at its US facilities while doubling ammonium sulphate production.

- Date: 2018-04-26 · published 2018-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65812-redwater-phosphate-plant-shutting-down-in-2019-fort-saskatchewan-record
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Removing Canada's only domestic phosphate supply tightens local DAP and phosphate availability and may push Canadian buyers toward imports. The shift of capacity to US plants keeps global supply broadly intact.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-10-22 | [Mosaic idles South Fort Meade phosphate plant amid global sulfur shortage — CMB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/669-mosaic-idles-south-fort-meade-phosphate-plant-amid-global-sulfur-shortage-cmb.md) | 0.0% | — |
| DAP | 2020-04-21 | [Article: Measuring Phosphate Markets in Weeks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53563-article-measuring-phosphate-markets-in-weeks.md) | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| DAP | 2026-10-28 | [Country’s only DAP fertiliser plant remains shut for 4 months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/308-country-s-only-dap-fertiliser-plant-remains-shut-for-4-months.md) | -0.6% | — |
| DAP | 2023-04-28 | [Some farmers in Southwest Ohio are experiencing phosphate shortages - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36726-some-farmers-in-southwest-ohio-are-experiencing-phosphate-shortages-brownfield.md) | -11.1% | -18.8% |
| DAP | 2021-02-19 | [More Than Farm Demand: Why Phosphate and Potash Fertilizer Prices are Surging - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12869-more-than-farm-demand-why-phosphate-and-potash-fertilizer-prices-are-surging.md) | -1.5% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- fortsaskatchewanrecord.com: https://www.fortsaskatchewanrecord.com/2018/04/26/redwater-phosphate-plant-shutting-down-in-2019

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