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See monthly Rock Phosphate prices in 5 locations: United States, South America, South Asia & Oceania, Africa. Also check Rock Phosphate price history since 2007. The chart below is a sample of Intratec Primary Commodity Prices - subscribe now and gain access to current prices of 237 commodities, including Rock Phosphate.
Data Legend. The Rock Phosphate price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 4 locations, as follows:
- US: Rock Phosphate, United States, transaction, cif
- SAM: Rock Phosphate, South America, transaction, cif, Brazil
- SEA: Rock Phosphate, South Asia & Oceania, contract, cfr, India
- AFR: Rock Phosphate, Africa, transaction, fob, Morocco
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Price Dynamics. The Rock Phosphate price in United States increased during November 2018 to 64 USD per metric ton, which represents a slight rise of 0.5% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Rock Phosphate prices in United States decreased significantly by 10%. Meanwhile, in India, the average price of Rock Phosphate amounted to 101 USD per metric ton, from 89 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Rock Phosphate price in India is 1% higher than the price one month before.
The price of Rock Phosphate in Brazil declined slightly throughout November 2018, reaching 71 USD per metric ton. The price in Brazil is 0.7% lower than the average price in the previous month and 3% lower than the average price one year before. In contrast, Rock Phosphate prices in Morocco increased modestly during November 2018, reaching 93 USD per metric ton, which means a rise of 1% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 16% from the previous year’s price.
About Rock Phosphate. Rock Phosphate is a gray or brown non-detrital sedimentary rock containing high amounts of phosphate minerals. It's deposits occur in extensive layers, which cumulatively covers 10.000 km² of the Earth's crust Rock phosphate can be solubilized to produce wet-process phosphoric acid or smelted to produce elemental phosphorus, being approximately 90% of the produced rock used as fertilizer and animal feed supplements.
Rock phosphate must be stored and transported away from some other fertilizers like ammonium phosphates and incompatible compounds to avoid nutrient losses. Rock phosphate can be transported by rail, truck and ship.
Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Rock Phosphate are listed below.
- Mining
The uses and applications of Rock Phosphate may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Rock Phosphate are ground/unground, 68-72% bone phosphate of lime (BPL).
