Fertilizers covers phosphate fertilizers, phosphate rock, potash, urea. What moves them together: Natural gas prices (nitrogen), export restrictions in China and Russia, phosphate rock and potash geology, crop prices and farmer affordability.
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Phosphate fertilizers Processed phosphate nutrients, mainly diammonium phosphate (DAP) and triple superphosphate (TSP), applied to crops.
No production table yet
$793.5/t DAP, FOB US Gulf
-0%
Phosphate rock Sedimentary rock rich in phosphate minerals, mined and acidulated to make phosphate fertilizer.
Share of world phosphate rock production: China 44%, Morocco 14%, United States 8%, Rest of world 34%.China 44%, Morocco 14%, United States 8% (2025)
$170/t Morocco, 70% BPL, FOB Casablanca
+11%
Potash Potassium salts, mostly potassium chloride, mined from ancient seabed deposits and spread as fertilizer.
Share of world potash production: Canada 31%, Russia 20%, China 13%, Rest of world 36%.Canada 31%, Russia 20%, China 13% (2025)
$386.9/t Potassium chloride, standard grade, FOB Vancouver
+9%
Urea The main nitrogen fertilizer, made by combining ammonia with carbon dioxide; ammonia itself is made from natural gas.