Japan appears for the first time to have imported a significant cargo of Moroccan phosphate fertilizers. According to a report by Moroccan news portal bladi.net, citing The Japan Times, several Japanese companies have turned to the Moroccan market to secure supplies of phosphate fertilizers to protect their fertilizer needs in the face of export bans from China and Western sanctions against Russia. However, details on the trade were sparse.
Trade Data Monitor shows Japan imports an average 510,000 mt of DAP and MAP per year. The vast majority of imports, over 90 percent of the total, are sourced from China.