# China's phosphate rock market is affected by the ban on phosphate fertilizer exports, affecting both prices and supply

> China's phosphate rock market is affected by a ban on phosphate fertilizer exports. Producers are entering the seasonal shutdown, and domestic supply is expected to remain tight with firm prices.

- Date: 2026-10-21 · published 2026-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/684-china-s-phosphate-rock-market-is-affected-by-the-ban-on-phosphate-fertilizer
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Tight Chinese phosphate supply and export restrictions keep global phosphate fertilizer prices firm, raising input costs for grain and oilseed producers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% | — |
| 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 | 2026-01-06 | [Phosphate fertilizer prices expected to stay high in 2026 as China export limits persist - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20977-phosphate-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-stay-high-in-2026-as-china-export.md) | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| DAP | 2021-09-28 | [China halts phosphate exports: Fertilizer prices ‘out of whack right now’ \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4696-china-halts-phosphate-exports-fertilizer-prices-out-of-whack-right-now-an.md) | +5.2% | +6.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- tdd-global.com: https://www.tdd-global.com/article-hot-news/china-s-phosphate-rock-market-is-affected-by-the-ban-on-phosphate-fertilizer-exports-affecting-both-prices-and-supply.html

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