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Phosphate fertilizers prices, markets & analysis

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The ICIS Phosphates Fertilizers Report is published weekly in Europe. This reliable weekly price report contains price assessments for diammonium phosphate (DAP) in the US Gulf and north Africa, triple superphosphate (TSP) in north Africa and phosphate rock in Morocco. There is also a monthly price forecast and analysis publication, The Outlook: Phosphates, and more intelligence on phosphates can be found in the global coverage of the weekly publication The Market.

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Market Overview

Updated to Q1 2021

Asia

Q1 supply fell, as Chinese producers focused on the domestic season and were out of the market due to the Lunar New Year holidays. Producers increased their offers due to tight availability and shipped product to Latin America and the US where there was some demand. OCP also decreased its phosphates granulation rates for Q1 and focused on phosphoric acid production for India and different grades of NPS for Ethiopia.

Phosphates demand was slow, as it was out of season for India and phosphate requirements had been covered with previous purchases. Also, buyers were waiting for the announcement of the new budget and the annual fertilizer subsidies. Moreover, increases in phosphoric acid and raw material prices have kept buyers out of the market. Also, phosphates buyers in Pakistan were waiting for prices to drop before making purchases.

Europe

Producers focused on Europe in Q1 as demand in other regions was lacklustre. Russian producers, in particular, were busy shipping product to the domestic and regional markets at the beginning of the year. Farmers purchased for the upcoming spring application. Supply from Morocco was stable, but GCT in Tunisia had some production issues due to civil unrest and protests that disrupted the transportation of raw material.

Favourable farmer economics for phosphates pushed demand up in Europe in Q1. Also, an increase in prices for major agricultural crops and seasonal demand in most countries resulted in a rise in business and more product was shipped to the continent. Most buyers bought for the application season and focused on raw material business for domestic production. Moreover, weather conditions were favourable for application and that led to an increase in demand.

US

While domestic production remained consistent, overall supply levels were decreased as imports remained limited due to the countervailing duty investigations. That final ruling was issued during the period and was unfavourable for Morocco and Russia producers. This decision left inventory increasingly tight ahead of the spring season.

In anticipation of large crop plantings, demand rose steadily, especially as concerns climbed over a lack of imports coming in time for the spring. Besides the typical planting surge, the US needs were seen as greater as there were some inputs deferred from the fall due to weather issues post-harvest.

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ICIS price assessments are based on information gathered from a wide cross-section of the market, comprising consumers, producers, traders and distributors from more than 250 reporters world-wide. Confirmed deals, verified by both buyer and seller, provide the foundation of our price assessments.

Our in-depth market knowledge drives our specialist focus, as we recognise the importance of individual market dynamics and not a one-size-fits-all approach.

Over 25 years of reporting on key chemicals markets, including Phosphate fertilizers, has brought global recognition of our methodology as being unbiased, authoritative and rigorous in preserving our editorial integrity. Our global network of reporters in Houston, London, Singapore, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Mumbai, Perth and Moscow ensures unrivalled coverage of established and emerging markets.

Phosphate Fertilizer Methodology

Phosphate fertilizer is an important element in nature. DAP (Diammonium Phosphate), MAP (Monoammonium Phosphate) and TSP (Triple superphosphate) are the most commonly traded phosphate fertilizers.
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