# Aussie SSP shores up shaky supply chain | Farm Weekly | WA

> Centrex is advancing its Ardmore phosphate rock project near Mt Isa, Queensland, which could supply Australia's single superphosphate producers from a domestic source. Australia and New Zealand import about one million tonnes of phosphate rock a year, and the Christmas Island mainstay is nearing depletion. Recent export shipments to New Zealand and South Africa have been held up at foreign ports amid western Sahara legal challenges.

- Date: 2017-09-22 · published 2017-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69273-aussie-ssp-shores-up-shaky-supply-chain-farm-weekly-wa
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Global phosphate is oversupplied, so cheap supply keeps prices low, but a disrupted import chain could push Australian buyers toward costlier SSP imports. A domestic mine would reduce that import risk over time.

## Read by commodity

- PHOSROCK: neutral

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5671615/aussie-ssp-shores-up-shaky-supply-chain/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.