# China's Phosphate Producers Likely to Curb Production in 2018 - AgriBusiness Global

> CCM says China's fertilizer output in 2017 fell to a nine-year low of 61.84 million tonnes, as environmental inspections and capacity cuts removed outmoded plants. Phosphate producers are expected to curb output in 2018, and raw material costs may rise.

- Date: 2018-03-15 · published 2018-03-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65924-china-s-phosphate-producers-likely-to-curb-production-in-2018-agribusiness
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md)

## Why it matters

Expected Chinese phosphate output curbs and rising raw material costs point to tighter global phosphate supply and firmer DAP and TSP prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-10-01 | [China expected to stop phosphate exports,  food production prices set to rise - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4698-china-expected-to-stop-phosphate-exports-food-production-prices-set-to-rise-abc.md) | +4.6% | +4.6% |
| DAP | 2022-08-11 | [China extends phosphate export restrictions \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39978-china-extends-phosphate-export-restrictions-the-western-producer.md) | +0.9% | +2.4% |
| DAP | 2026-03-04 | [China to maintain phosphate export suspension despite Middle East war: sources \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20100-china-to-maintain-phosphate-export-suspension-despite-middle-east-war-sources-s.md) | -0.8% | +5.3% |
| DAP | 2026-01-26 | [China's 2025 Phosphate Export Cuts Tighten Global Fertilizer Market and Impact Key Importers \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20981-china-s-2025-phosphate-export-cuts-tighten-global-fertilizer-market-and-impact.md) | +0.4% | +1.3% |
| DAP | 2026-10-19 | [China's Phosphate Fertilizer Exports Collapse, Squeezing Global Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17363-china-s-phosphate-fertilizer-exports-collapse-squeezing-global-supply.md) | 0.0% | — |

## Sources

- agribusinessglobal.com: https://www.agribusinessglobal.com/plant-health/npk/chinas-phosphate-producers-likely-to-curb-production-in-2018/

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