# Indonesia Shows Interest in Morocco’s Phosphates, as China’s Share Slows

> Indonesia's deputy foreign minister said Indonesia is interested in investing in Moroccan phosphate to meet national fertilizer demand. A BMI Research report expects Morocco to gain share from China, which faces unprofitable operations and tighter environmental rules.

- Date: 2018-02-15 · published 2018-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Morocco · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66801-indonesia-shows-interest-in-morocco-s-phosphates-as-china-s-share-slows
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Expected capacity growth in Morocco and Saudi Arabia could ease phosphate supply tightness over time, a longer-term bearish factor for fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- PHOSROCK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-07-18 | [Morocco’s OCP Phosphate Ships Could Head to US ‘Within Days,’ USDA Confirms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18682-morocco-s-ocp-phosphate-ships-could-head-to-us-within-days-usda-confirms.md) | +0.6% | +2.2% |
| DAP | 2026-08-17 | [U.S. Receives First Moroccan Phosphate Shipment in 5 years After Temporary CVD Relief - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18206-u-s-receives-first-moroccan-phosphate-shipment-in-5-years-after-temporary-cvd.md) | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| DAP | 2023-11-03 | [U.S. Commerce Department lowers Moroccan phosphate duties - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33481-u-s-commerce-department-lowers-moroccan-phosphate-duties-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2022-10-28 | [China's return to the international marker drives down pricing of nitrogen, phosphate and potash \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10122-china-s-return-to-the-international-marker-drives-down-pricing-of-nitrogen.md) | -6.6% | -9.7% |
| DAP | 2023-11-08 | [US reduces tariffs on phosphate fertilizers from Morocco \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33488-us-reduces-tariffs-on-phosphate-fertilizers-from-morocco-agriculture-dive.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- moroccoworldnews.com: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/02/92211/indonesia-shows-interest-moroccos-phosphates-chinas-share-slows/

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