# Phosphate Is 22.7 Per Cent of the Tonnage and 32.5 Per Cent of the Value. Potash Is the Other Way Round.

> The article compares fertilizer markets, reporting that phosphate accounted for 22.7% of tonnage and 32.5% of value, while potash accounted for 20.1% of tonnage and 12.7% of value in 2025. It describes divergent price drivers, including European gas costs, Chinese phosphate export restrictions, and a shift by Brazilian buyers toward TSP.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T00:12:55.149Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86683-phosphate-is-22-7-per-cent-of-the-tonnage-and-32-5-per-cent-of-the-value-potash
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Restricted Chinese phosphate exports and high production costs can limit available phosphate fertilizer and support prices. The article also highlights differing supply responses across nitrogen, phosphate, and potash markets.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲
- POTASH: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-10-21 | [China's phosphate rock market is affected by the ban on phosphate fertilizer exports, affecting both prices and supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/684-china-s-phosphate-rock-market-is-affected-by-the-ban-on-phosphate-fertilizer.md) | 0.0% | — |
| DAP | 2025-03-28 | [Govt raises phosphorus subsidy by 42%, no change in nitrogen and potash - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25902-govt-raises-phosphorus-subsidy-by-42-no-change-in-nitrogen-and-potash-the.md) | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| DAP | 2022-01-04 | [Global Phosphorus Fertilizer Trends and Outlook to 2022 – Phosphate Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43469-global-phosphorus-fertilizer-trends-and-outlook-to-2022-phosphate-price.md) | -0.5% | -4.6% |
| DAP | 2023-12-12 | [Tariffs, trade and China: Inside the fight over phosphate \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33029-tariffs-trade-and-china-inside-the-fight-over-phosphate-an-official-publication.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2022-07-15 | [China issues phosphate quotas to rein in fertiliser exports - analysts \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40413-china-issues-phosphate-quotas-to-rein-in-fertiliser-exports-analysts-reuters.md) | +0.6% | -5.7% |
| UREA | 2025-04-07 | [New Tariffs Drive Urea Price Surge as Phosphate, Potash Strengthen \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25025-new-tariffs-drive-urea-price-surge-as-phosphate-potash-strengthen-cz-app.md) | +0.8% | +19.5% |
| UREA | 2025-05-29 | [China Slashes Phosphate Exports as US Courts Upend Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4337-china-slashes-phosphate-exports-as-us-courts-upend-tariffs.md) | -19.2% | -15.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- pheonixresearch.com: https://www.pheonixresearch.com/agriculture-agritech/fertiliser/article/phosphate-is-22-7-per-cent-of-the-tonnage-and-32-5-per-cent-of-the-value-potash-is-the-other-way-round/

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