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Wow, I wonder how this will affect phosphate and fertilizer prices.
by Nydhal 3y ago
Wow, I wonder how this will affect phosphate and fertilizer prices.
- nickpinkston 3y agoAlso, came here for the fertilizer info, as I believe P deposits are getting more expensive? (happy to be corrected)
- staplung 3y agoI don't know about costs but phosphorus is a limited resource and more than 70 percent of the world's supply of phosphates is controlled by one country: Morocco. Some estimates put "Peak Phosphorus" as early as 2030 but unsurprisingly, that claim is highly contested.
- adrian_b 3y agoIt should have no effect on fertilizer or phosphate prices, because it is a cheaper method to produce certain organic compounds of phosphorus. Phosphate is used as an input for these chemical processes, but the fraction of the phosphate production that is used for such processes is very small in comparison with what goes into fertilizers. The only possible effect is a price reduction for some organic compounds of phosphorus, e.g. for some pesticides.