# In The Balance | World Fertilizer

> A World Fertilizer analysis says the global phosphate market has shifted toward supply-driven competition over the last three years. North American DAP exports have fallen below 2 million tonnes as China, Saudi Arabia and Morocco gained share, with China's export tariffs distorting trade.

- Date: 2018-03-09 · published 2018-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65921-in-the-balance-world-fertilizer
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Structural loss of North American export capacity and Chinese export control keep phosphate supply tight and support DAP price levels.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-10-05 | [Farm Fertilizer Prices Surge on World Subsidy Spat - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50933-farm-fertilizer-prices-surge-on-world-subsidy-spat-proag.md) | +0.6% | -2.0% |
| DAP | 2026-04-15 | [Mosaic has sold 40 000 t of DAP to South Asia \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20022-mosaic-has-sold-40-000-t-of-dap-to-south-asia-world-fertilizer.md) | -2.0% | +2.4% |
| DAP | 2021-12-10 | [Many Dynamics At Play in the Fertilizer Market \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43950-many-dynamics-at-play-in-the-fertilizer-market-red-river-farm-network.md) | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| DAP | 2021-05-06 | [Will fertiliser prices fall in the middle of this month?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7726-will-fertiliser-prices-fall-in-the-middle-of-this-month.md) | +1.8% | +6.6% |
| DAP | 2025-03-10 | [Brazil’s fertilizer imports gain momentum](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25922-brazil-s-fertilizer-imports-gain-momentum.md) | 0.0% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- worldfertilizer.com: https://www.worldfertilizer.com/special-reports/09032018/in-the-balance/

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