# PotashCorp sees slump in phosphate market

> PotashCorp reported fourth-quarter 2016 earnings well below 2015, with weak prices across potash, nitrogen and phosphate. CEO Jochen Tilk said the phosphate market remains challenged by a slump in liquid fertilizer and competition in dry feed phosphate, while potash is recovering.

- Date: 2017-01-31 · published 2017-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73292-potashcorp-sees-slump-in-phosphate-market
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Weak phosphate prices and competition in dry feed phosphate point to continued soft DAP and feed-phosphate pricing, while potash recovery supports a firmer outlook for that nutrient.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2024-09-13 | [Morocco: A market mover in phosphates - CRU Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28646-morocco-a-market-mover-in-phosphates-cru-group.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| DAP | 2023-06-29 | [‘Great news’: EU hails discovery of massive phosphate rock deposit in Norway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35821-great-news-eu-hails-discovery-of-massive-phosphate-rock-deposit-in-norway.md) | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| DAP | 2026-01-16 | [Mosaic Issues Market Update And Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2025 Sales Results](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20982-mosaic-issues-market-update-and-preliminary-fourth-quarter-2025-sales-results.md) | -0.8% | +0.5% |
| DAP | 2020-06-03 | [OCP Group News Update: 1Q20 Results, Jorf Lasfar Site Improvements & Brazil Start-Up Investment – Phosphate Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52941-ocp-group-news-update-1q20-results-jorf-lasfar-site-improvements-and-brazil.md) | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| DAP | 2023-04-13 | [Latest Data Shows Drop in Fertilizer Prices - MiningNewsWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5939-latest-data-shows-drop-in-fertilizer-prices-miningnewswire.md) | +1.6% | -9.7% |

## Sources

- thewashingtondailynews.com: https://www.thewashingtondailynews.com/news/potashcorp-sees-slump-in-phosphate-market-422909

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