# Morocco Has Vast Phosphate Reserves, but a Sulfur Shortage Is Holding Back Its Plants

> Morocco’s OCP cut fertilizer production by up to 30% in the second quarter of 2026 as sulfur supply constraints disrupted operations. The company shifted toward products that use less sulfur; disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has affected supplies of the input needed to make sulfuric and phosphoric acid.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T15:12:36.553Z
- Category: logistics · region Morocco · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86182-morocco-has-vast-phosphate-reserves-but-a-sulfur-shortage-is-holding-back-its
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced output from a major phosphate-fertilizer producer could tighten available supplies and support prices for phosphate fertilizers such as DAP and TSP.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-10-22 | [Mosaic idles South Fort Meade phosphate plant amid global sulfur shortage — CMB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/669-mosaic-idles-south-fort-meade-phosphate-plant-amid-global-sulfur-shortage-cmb.md) | 0.0% | — |
| DAP | 2026-07-08 | [Mosaic cuts Brazil phosphate output amid tight sulfur supply, rising costs \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18689-mosaic-cuts-brazil-phosphate-output-amid-tight-sulfur-supply-rising-costs-s-and.md) | +1.0% | +5.1% |
| DAP | 2023-04-28 | [Some farmers in Southwest Ohio are experiencing phosphate shortages - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36726-some-farmers-in-southwest-ohio-are-experiencing-phosphate-shortages-brownfield.md) | -11.1% | -18.8% |
| DAP | 2026-07-29 | [Strait of Hormuz pressure on fertilizers: sulfur rises 322% in one year, phosphates lose demand and urea advances again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18694-strait-of-hormuz-pressure-on-fertilizers-sulfur-rises-322-in-one-year.md) | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| DAP | 2020-04-21 | [Article: Measuring Phosphate Markets in Weeks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53563-article-measuring-phosphate-markets-in-weeks.md) | 0.0% | -7.1% |

## Sources

- armees.com: https://armees.com/le-maroc-possede-dimmenses-reserves-de-phosphate-mais-une-penurie-de-soufre-freine-ses-usines/

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