# Protests in Tunisia's phosphate regions threaten economy - AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

> Protests in Gafsa's phosphate mining basin in Tunisia halted extraction and transport at the state-run Gafsa Phosphate Company on March 9, though production has since resumed. Demonstrators are demanding jobs amid high local unemployment.

- Date: 2018-03-20 · published 2018-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Tunisia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66306-protests-in-tunisia-s-phosphate-regions-threaten-economy-al-monitor-the-middle
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Recurring disruptions at Tunisian phosphate mines constrain supply from a major producer, providing modest upward pressure on phosphate prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: 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 | 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 | 2026-07-08 | [Mosaic cuts Brazil phosphate output amid tight sulfur supply, rising costs \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18689-mosaic-cuts-brazil-phosphate-output-amid-tight-sulfur-supply-rising-costs-s-and.md) | +1.0% | +5.1% |
| DAP | 2025-06-01 | [The price of phosphate fertilisers continues to rise and everything indicates that there will be an upturn in urea prices – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4338-the-price-of-phosphate-fertilisers-continues-to-rise-and-everything-indicates.md) | +0.7% | +3.8% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- al-monitor.com: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2018/03/protests-appointments-phosphate-company-affect-production.html

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