# Tunisia: Phosphate and derivative exports fall 16.5% despite rising international fertilizer prices

> Tunisia’s mining, phosphate and derivative exports fell 16.5% in the first nine months of 2026, even as international fertilizer prices rose. The Central Bank of Tunisia reported that extractive-industry exports overall increased 15.4%, driven in part by a 43.1% rise in energy exports.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T18:11:59.845Z
- Category: trade · region Tunisia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89916-tunisia-phosphate-and-derivative-exports-fall-16-5-despite-rising-international
- 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

Lower Tunisian phosphate export volumes may tighten available supply, although the article does not quantify the effect on global markets. Rising fertilizer prices alongside weaker exports point to continued price support for phosphate products.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-03-11 | [Phosphate fertilizers \| United States International Trade Commission](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48048-phosphate-fertilizers-united-states-international-trade-commission.md) | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| DAP | 2023-07-22 | [Downturn in International Fertilizer prices appears to be over.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7007-downturn-in-international-fertilizer-prices-appears-to-be-over.md) | +13.9% | +17.8% |
| DAP | 2022-11-24 | [Morocco’s Phosphate and Derivative Exports Hit $8.63 Billion in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39008-morocco-s-phosphate-and-derivative-exports-hit-8-63-billion-in-september.md) | -3.8% | -8.3% |
| DAP | 2025-09-23 | [Fertiliser Prices Surging Despite Strong Exports – News – SSY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12021-fertiliser-prices-surging-despite-strong-exports-news-ssy.md) | -3.2% | -1.7% |
| DAP | 2025-07-22 | [Rising phosphate prices put pressure on the fertilizer market - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24072-rising-phosphate-prices-put-pressure-on-the-fertilizer-market-cultivar-magazine.md) | 0.0% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- news-tunisia.tunisienumerique.com: https://news-tunisia.tunisienumerique.com/tunisia-phosphate-and-derivative-exports-fall-16-5-despite-rising-international-fertilizer-prices/

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