# APO Group - Africa Newsroom  / Press release | CRU and OCP to bring over 500 global fertilizer leaders to Marrakesh to explore market dynamics and technical innovation at the Phosphates 2018 conference

> CRU and OCP announced the Phosphates 2018 conference, to be held 12-14 March 2018 in Marrakesh, Morocco, expecting over 500 industry decision-makers. The event includes site visits to OCP's Khouribga mine and Jorf Lasfar platform. CRU's Head of Phosphates noted phosphate rock prices continue to slide as low-cost Moroccan rock gains share.

- Date: 2018-01-30 · published 2018-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Morocco · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67299-apo-group-africa-newsroom-press-release-cru-and-ocp-to-bring-over-500-global
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Conference news itself has little direct price impact, but its commentary that phosphate rock prices are sliding on Moroccan competition signals softer raw material costs for fertilizer producers.

## Read by commodity

- PHOSROCK: bearish ▼

## Sources

- africa-newsroom.com: https://www.africa-newsroom.com/press/morocco-cru-and-ocp-to-bring-over-500-global-fertilizer-leaders-to-marrakesh-to-explore-market-dynamics-and-technical-innovation-at-the-phosphates-2018-conference?lang=en
- prnewswire.com: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cru-and-ocp-to-bring-over-500-global-fertilizer-leaders-to-marrakesh-to-explore-market-dynamics-and-technical-innovation-at-the-phosphates-2018-conference-671897843.html

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