# 31 Billion Dirhams in 9 Months: Sulfur Bill Exposes Lack of Foresight at OCP

> Morocco spent 30.9 billion dirhams on sulfur imports through September 2026, up from 11.2 billion dirhams in the same period a year earlier; the article projects the full-year bill could exceed 41 billion dirhams. OCP, the dominant sulfur consumer, relies heavily on imports because domestic production supplies only a small share of its needs, and sulfur is used to make sulfuric acid for phosphate fertilizers including DAP.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T06:14:12.226Z
- Category: trade · region Morocco · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93043-31-billion-dirhams-in-9-months-sulfur-bill-exposes-lack-of-foresight-at-ocp
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Morocco’s dependence on imported sulfur raises input costs and could pressure phosphate-fertilizer production costs. That creates upside pressure on DAP prices if costs are passed through, though the article does not quantify an effect on output or prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-12-23 | [Phosphates and derivatives: exports exceed 100 billion dirhams – Archyde](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38553-phosphates-and-derivatives-exports-exceed-100-billion-dirhams-archyde.md) | -0.4% | +0.9% |
| 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 | 2023-09-01 | [Moroccan Phosphate Exports See Steep Decline to $4 Billion in 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34432-moroccan-phosphate-exports-see-steep-decline-to-4-billion-in-2023.md) | -0.7% | +0.3% |
| DAP | 2026-04-21 | [Morocco's OCP increases fertiliser exports to India after drop in Indian production - 7news Morocco](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20026-morocco-s-ocp-increases-fertiliser-exports-to-india-after-drop-in-indian.md) | +0.3% | +6.9% |
| DAP | 2022-05-05 | [Moroccan Phosphate Exports Nearly Double, Reach $2.46 Billion in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41743-moroccan-phosphate-exports-nearly-double-reach-2-46-billion-in-march.md) | 0.0% | -12.2% |

## Sources

- dabamaroc.com: https://dabamaroc.com/2026/11/10/31-%d9%85%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%af%d8%b1%d9%87%d9%85-%d9%81%d9%8a-9-%d8%a3%d8%b4%d9%87%d8%b1-%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%a8%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%aa-%d8%aa%d9%83%d8%b4/

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