# Understanding PotashCorp’s Phosphate Price Dive in 1Q17

> PotashCorp's average realized phosphate price fell about 15% to $423 per ton in 1Q17 from $499 per ton a year earlier. Feed subsegment prices dropped 17% year over year and fertilizer prices fell about 15%.

- Date: 2017-04-28 · published 2017-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71812-understanding-potashcorp-s-phosphate-price-dive-in-1q17
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower realized phosphate prices signal softer demand and pricing for phosphate feed and fertilizer inputs, which can ease costs for feed makers using dicalcium phosphate.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- PHOSROCK: bearish ▼

## Sources

- marketrealist.com: https://marketrealist.com/2017/04/potashcorp-phosphate-prices-take-dive-1q17/

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