# Supply dominates phosphate story

> Integer Research analyst Ibi Idoniboye said phosphate prices recovered in the first half of 2017 but are unlikely to rise further as new projects add supply. The fertiliser market is described as long on supply and short on demand.

- Date: 2017-09-13 · published 2017-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69246-supply-dominates-phosphate-story
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Expected new phosphate supply and weak demand point to sustained pressure on fertilizer prices, which lowers crop input costs over time. This has little direct effect on feed ingredient prices.

## Sources

- mining-journal.com: https://www.mining-journal.com/other/news/1178628/supply-dominates-phosphate-story

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