# More expensive fertilizer due to new rules - Lowering the cadmium limit | Boerenbusiness. Nl

> The European Parliament voted on 24 October to cut the permitted cadmium content in phosphate fertilizers, starting at 60 mg/kg and falling to 20 mg/kg over 16 years. Most EU phosphate imports come from West Africa, where cadmium levels are higher, so producers would need to shift toward Russian supply. Fertilizers Europe opposed the proposal.

- Date: 2017-10-25 · published 2017-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region European Union · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68770-more-expensive-fertilizer-due-to-new-rules-lowering-the-cadmium-limit
- 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

Cadmium removal adds roughly €45 per tonne to triple superphosphate, and the shift to Russian phosphate carries a 4.8% tariff, so European phosphate fertilizer costs are likely to rise.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2023-08-31 | [Russian Cabinet sets export duties for fertilizers from September 1 -  Business & Economy - TASS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34497-russian-cabinet-sets-export-duties-for-fertilizers-from-september-1-business.md) | -1.0% | +2.4% |
| DAP | 2025-10-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise amid China export limits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22327-fertilizer-prices-rise-amid-china-export-limits.md) | -0.2% | -4.7% |
| DAP | 2023-11-23 | [Russian government extends fertilizer export quotas for six months -  Business & Economy - TASS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33095-russian-government-extends-fertilizer-export-quotas-for-six-months-business-and.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2020-01-19 | [Meeting to be held to review the fertilizer prices and availability – PCPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55384-meeting-to-be-held-to-review-the-fertilizer-prices-and-availability-pcpa.md) | +0.7% | +9.3% |
| DAP | 2024-06-24 | [China Imposes More Fertilizer Export Controls to Protect Farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29670-china-imposes-more-fertilizer-export-controls-to-protect-farmers-bloomberg.md) | +1.2% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- en.boerenbusiness.nl: https://en.boerenbusiness.nl/artikel/10876330/duurdere-kunstmest-door-nieuwe-regels

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