# 'Escalating' phosphate row worries Fed Farmers | RNZ

> Federated Farmers in New Zealand is concerned after South African authorities seized a 54,000-tonne phosphate rock shipment bound from Morocco to New Zealand, a cargo mined in Western Sahara. The dispute followed a European Court ruling in favour of the Polisario group, and officials warn more shipments could be halted.

- Date: 2017-05-05 · published 2017-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Western Sahara · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71320-escalating-phosphate-row-worries-fed-farmers-rnz
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Western Sahara and Morocco supply about 75% of world phosphate exports, so further seizures could tighten supply and lift phosphate and DAP prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2019-07-29 | [The Polisario warns a Chinese firm against importing phosphate rocks from the Sahara](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58413-the-polisario-warns-a-chinese-firm-against-importing-phosphate-rocks-from-the.md) | -0.7% | -2.5% |
| DAP | 2024-05-06 | [Morocco's surging role in the global phosphate market - The Morocco Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30592-morocco-s-surging-role-in-the-global-phosphate-market-the-morocco-post.md) | +3.6% | +7.7% |
| DAP | 2023-06-27 | [Chatham Rock comments on strong phosphate prices \| BusinessDesk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35813-chatham-rock-comments-on-strong-phosphate-prices-businessdesk.md) | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| DAP | 2026-08-26 | [Sulfur Shortage Is Forcing Phosphate Production Cuts \| E+E Leader](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18205-sulfur-shortage-is-forcing-phosphate-production-cuts-e-e-leader.md) | -0.6% | +0.9% |
| DAP | 2022-04-21 | [Phosphate price expected to firm higher - Industry Queensland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42158-phosphate-price-expected-to-firm-higher-industry-queensland.md) | -0.0% | -9.5% |

## Sources

- rnz.co.nz: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/330179/'escalating'-phosphate-row-worries-fed-farmers

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