# European Union Lowers Allowable Cadmium Level in Imported Rock Phosphate to 60 Parts Per Million - Ocean Mining News

> The European Parliament backed a European Commission proposal capping cadmium in fertilizers at 20 mg/kg, phased in from an initial 60 mg/kg. Rock phosphate sources such as Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia are affected. Chatham Rise rock, which has low cadmium, could gain marketability.

- Date: 2017-10-30 · published 2017-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region European Union · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68771-european-union-lowers-allowable-cadmium-level-in-imported-rock-phosphate-to-60
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Rock sourced from high-cadmium African deposits faces tighter EU access, which may reduce supply options for European phosphate producers and lift costs for phosphate fertilizers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2026-10-21 | [China's phosphate rock market is affected by the ban on phosphate fertilizer exports, affecting both prices and supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/684-china-s-phosphate-rock-market-is-affected-by-the-ban-on-phosphate-fertilizer.md) | 0.0% | — |
| DAP | 2021-06-23 | [US Farmers Overpay for Fertilizers Due to Duties Imposed on Moroccan and Russian Phosphate Imports – Phosphate Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46910-us-farmers-overpay-for-fertilizers-due-to-duties-imposed-on-moroccan-and.md) | -0.6% | -1.4% |
| DAP | 2023-03-17 | [Phosphate Farm Prices Remain Elevated, It’s Time for Action on Import Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37190-phosphate-farm-prices-remain-elevated-it-s-time-for-action-on-import-tariffs.md) | +1.7% | +6.7% |

## Sources

- oceanmining.news: https://oceanmining.news/2017/10/30/european-union-lowers-allowable-cadmium-level-in-imported-rock-phosphate-to-60-parts-per-million/
- newswire.ca: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/european-union-lowers-allowable-cadmium-level-in-imported-rock-phosphate-to-60-parts-per-million-654162613.html

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