# Phosphate fertilizers as a proliferation-relevant source of uranium | SIPRI

> A SIPRI publication examines how uranium can be extracted from phosphate fertilizers and urges tighter export controls. It cites a historic case in Iraq where 109 tonnes of uranium were produced at a fertilizer plant.

- Date: 2017-06-01 · published 2017-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70416-phosphate-fertilizers-as-a-proliferation-relevant-source-of-uranium-sipri
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

The paper is a policy and nonproliferation discussion with no direct supply or demand effect on feed commodities or fertilizer prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-04-04 | [April '25 Aussie Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25438-april-25-aussie-farmer-fertilizer-focus-phosphate.md) | +1.5% | +18.0% |
| UREA | 2026-10-28 | [U.S. Corn Growers Urge Faster Fertilizer Antitrust Action as Prices Keep Rising - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/293-u-s-corn-growers-urge-faster-fertilizer-antitrust-action-as-prices-keep-rising.md) | -1.3% | — |
| UREA | 2025-10-15 | [November '25 Farmer Fertilizer Newsletter - Phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22328-november-25-farmer-fertilizer-newsletter-phosphate.md) | -0.5% | +2.3% |
| UREA | 2021-12-08 | [Farmers ask US Justice Department to investigate fertilizer price spikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43923-farmers-ask-us-justice-department-to-investigate-fertilizer-price-spikes-reuters.md) | +0.1% | -18.9% |
| UREA | 2020-09-15 | [Fertilizer: Urea price hike on the cards following denial of relaxation on GIDC payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51408-fertilizer-urea-price-hike-on-the-cards-following-denial-of-relaxation-on-gidc.md) | -0.7% | -5.2% |
| DAP | 2026-04-30 | [New bill in the U.S. Senate aims to lower price of phosphate fertilizers \| Farm Office](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20048-new-bill-in-the-u-s-senate-aims-to-lower-price-of-phosphate-fertilizers-farm.md) | +4.8% | +7.3% |
| DAP | 2026-06-30 | [US to suspend some duties on phosphate fertilizer from Morocco \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19130-us-to-suspend-some-duties-on-phosphate-fertilizer-from-morocco-reuters.md) | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| DAP | 2022-04-27 | [India approves $8 bln subsidy for phosphate-based fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42147-india-approves-8-bln-subsidy-for-phosphate-based-fertilizers.md) | -7.9% | -9.4% |

## Sources

- sipri.org: https://www.sipri.org/news/2017/phosphate-fertilizers-proliferation-relevant-source-uranium

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