# Phosphate Fertilizer Scarce and Expensive: Sulfur Shortages as a Bottleneck

> Global phosphate prices are reported to be 25%–30% above pre-conflict levels, while phosphate exports fell about 10% in the first half of 2026. Limited sulfur availability, restricted Chinese sulfuric acid and phosphate exports, Russian export stoppages, and disruption around the Strait of Hormuz are constraining fertilizer production and trade.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T09:13:48.110Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89214-phosphate-fertilizer-scarce-and-expensive-sulfur-shortages-as-a-bottleneck
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Sulfur and shipping constraints can limit phosphate fertilizer output and export availability, tightening supply and supporting prices. Continued disruption would keep upward pressure on phosphate fertilizer costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-08-18 | [Sulfur shortage threatens global phosphate supply as Hormuz blockade and Russia ban cut 2 of 3 top sources - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18198-sulfur-shortage-threatens-global-phosphate-supply-as-hormuz-blockade-and-russia.md) | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| DAP | 2026-09-06 | [Sulfur tops $1,000/t as Hormuz and Russia cuts reshape phosphate fertilizer economics — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17779-sulfur-tops-1-000-t-as-hormuz-and-russia-cuts-reshape-phosphate-fertilizer.md) | +0.9% | +1.3% |
| DAP | 2023-03-15 | [Fertilizer shortage and price concerns create golden opportunity for smarter phosphorus use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37187-fertilizer-shortage-and-price-concerns-create-golden-opportunity-for-smarter.md) | +1.7% | +4.2% |
| 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 | 2026-07-28 | [Fertilizer CEO Warns Sulfur Shortage Could Stretch Into 2027 \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18677-fertilizer-ceo-warns-sulfur-shortage-could-stretch-into-2027-american-ag-network.md) | +2.0% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- agrarwelt.com: https://www.agrarwelt.com/phosphatduenger-knapp-und-teuer-schwefelmangel-als-engpassfaktor/

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