While phosphate producer Mosaic Co., Plymouth, Minn., has announced another round of U.S. production cuts (see above), imports of DAP and MAP into the U.S. were up in July, according to U.S. Department of Commerce statistics. During the month, Moroccan tons were at the forefront, with the country shipping some 163,864 st of MAP/Other to the U.S., up from the year-ago 26,455 st. Moroccan tons made up the lion’s share of the total MAP/Other imports of 180,966 st, which were up 160 percent from the year-ago 69,514 st.
Overall July DAP imports were up 96 percent, to 69,843 st from the year-ago 35,721 st. Of this, Morocco was again the major player, contributing 57,924 st, up 69 percent from the year-ago 34,340 st.
July’s figures were nothing new, as phosphate imports were up for the fertilizer year ending June 30, 2019, with Russian and Saudi Arabian product playing a larger role for the year. MAP/Other was up 43 percent, DAP 32 percent.
| MAP/Other | 2018-19 | 2017-18 |
| Mexico | 149,322 | 25,839 |
| Russia | 744,411 | 458,707 |
| Saudi Arabia | 121,051 | 35,105 |
| Morocco | 953,031 | 887,812 |
| Total | 2,069,265 | 1,443,800 |
| DAP | 2018-19 | 2017-18 |
| Mexico | 29,157 | 8,676 |
| Russia | 444,456 | 209,506 |
| Saudi Arabia | 80,742 | 55,144 |
| Morocco | 779,428 | 684,779 |
| Total | 1,385,009 | 1,052,385 |
*Only major exporters are listed