# Ma’aden signs phosphate fertilizer supply contract | World Fertilizer

> Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Ma'aden) signed a contract to supply DAP fertilizer to Bangladesh's state agency BADC for 2018. Ma'aden says its phosphate exports will reach about 6 million tonnes in 2018 and 9 million tonnes per year with planned expansions.

- Date: 2017-10-24 · published 2017-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Saudi Arabia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68756-ma-aden-signs-phosphate-fertilizer-supply-contract-world-fertilizer
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A multi-year supply commitment from a major phosphate exporter to Bangladesh secures import demand and underpins DAP export flows, supporting prices for phosphate-based fertilizer.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-06-23 | [Phosphate fertilizer trade flows change again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19131-phosphate-fertilizer-trade-flows-change-again.md) | -4.2% | -0.6% |
| DAP | 2021-11-01 | [Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5552-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | +7.8% | +10.0% |
| DAP | 2022-01-01 | [Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43478-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | -0.1% | -4.8% |
| DAP | 2022-07-03 | [Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40811-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphates.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |
| DAP | 2024-08-26 | [September '24 Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28680-september-24-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphate.md) | +2.6% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- worldfertilizer.com: https://www.worldfertilizer.com/phosphates/24102017/maaden-signs-phosphate-fertilizer-supply-contract/

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