# Morocco’s phosphate giant opens its doors to foreign investors as Iran war squeezes finances | Business Insider Africa

> Morocco's state phosphate producer is opening to foreign investors as the Iran war squeezes its finances. Supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz have also pushed up sulphur costs needed for phosphate production.

- Date: 2026-10-15 · published 2026-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Morocco · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/686-morocco-s-phosphate-giant-opens-its-doors-to-foreign-investors-as-iran-war
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher sulphur costs and Hormuz shipping disruption raise fertilizer production costs and support phosphate fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-10-04 | [AUSTRALIA/MOROCCO/WESTERN SAHARA • OCP resumes Western Sahara phosphate exports to Australia - 04/10/2022 - Africa Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39466-australia-morocco-western-sahara-ocp-resumes-western-sahara-phosphate-exports.md) | -1.7% | -5.5% |
| DAP | 2023-01-31 | [A Trump Card: Morocco Maximizes Benefit from Phosphate Amid Ukraine War – ECSS – Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38126-a-trump-card-morocco-maximizes-benefit-from-phosphate-amid-ukraine-war-ecss.md) | -0.8% | -9.4% |
| DAP | 2023-06-27 | [Chatham Rock comments on strong phosphate prices \| BusinessDesk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35813-chatham-rock-comments-on-strong-phosphate-prices-businessdesk.md) | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| DAP | 2024-05-06 | [Morocco's surging role in the global phosphate market - The Morocco Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30592-morocco-s-surging-role-in-the-global-phosphate-market-the-morocco-post.md) | +3.6% | +7.7% |
| DAP | 2026-10-03 | [Morocco’s Fertilizer Industry Hit by Gulf Conflict Despite Vast Phosphate Reserves \| Bladi.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17372-morocco-s-fertilizer-industry-hit-by-gulf-conflict-despite-vast-phosphate.md) | 0.0% | 0.0% |

## Sources

- africa.businessinsider.com: https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/moroccos-phosphate-giant-opens-its-doors-to-foreign-investors-as-iran-war-squeezes/72p79es

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