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Phosphate: An old workhorse turned critical commodity

China export curbs and supply shocks are pushing producers to open new mines and back fertiliser-efficiency technology, with one trial lifting yields 32%, company data showed.

For decades, humble phosphate fertiliser was a simple story of digging up rock to help grow crops. Now, amid the US-Iran war, prices are surging and major global supply chains are at a tipping point.

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Phosphate: An old workhorse turned critical commodity

For decades, humble phosphate fertiliser was a simple story of digging up rock to help grow crops. Now, amid the US-Iran war, prices are surging and major global supply chains are at a tipping point.

·North Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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