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Phosphate Value Chain Prices
Prices across the phosphate value chain — from upstream feedstock to downstream products. Updated daily from public benchmark assessments, to help buyers read cost position and market direction.
China domestic price, USD equivalent — figures are the Chinese domestic benchmark (CNY/t) converted at the current USD/CNY rate. Reference only; not an export or FOB quotation.
Full value chain
Grouped into upstream feedstock, intermediates and downstream products. Prices move with the market, and each figure carries its own assessment date.
| Product | Benchmark (USD/t) | Data date |
|---|---|---|
| Upstream feedstock | ||
| Sulfur | 909.95 —0.00% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Potassium chloride | 481.67 ▼0.52% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Sulphuric acid | 233.23 —0.00% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Phosphate rock Our main line | Get a quote → | — |
| Intermediates | ||
| Yellow phosphorus | 4,229.65 —0.00% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Phosphoric acid | 1,254.10 ▼0.30% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Phosphoric acid (wet) | 1,172.99 ▼0.42% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| MAP Futures listed | 541.07 ▼1.19% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| DAP Futures listed | No daily public price | — |
| Ammonium sulphate | 184.18 ▼0.81% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Potassium sulphate | 581.50 ▼0.43% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Urea Futures listed | 260.55 ▲0.29% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Downstream | ||
| LFP | 7,287.50 —0.00% | 21 Oct 2026 |
How to read this table
Sulfur and rock phosphate sit at the cost floor of phosphate fertiliser. Their moves travel down the chain, showing up in phosphoric acid and phosphate prices weeks to months later.
Yellow phosphorus and phosphoric acid are midstream products. They tend to swing harder than the raw material, reflecting run rates and inventory at the processing stage.
MAP and DAP are the main phosphate fertilisers, and among the few phosphate products with listed international futures — but those contracts track finished fertiliser, not the rock itself. Neither phosphate rock nor sulfur has a futures market; both trade on physical assessments only.
Downstream, LFP reflects how much of the phosphate resource is being drawn away by battery demand — a factor that has grown steadily in how rock is priced.
How to read phosphate price trends: rock phosphate has no futures market, so prices follow physical supply, demand and grade. Watch three lines — upstream input costs (sulfur and ammonia), downstream fertiliser run rates and export policy, and how much phosphate resource battery demand is drawing away. The daily table above — sulfur, MAP, urea and the rest — is the reference for those trends.
On imported rock prices, Egyptian rock to China and Jordanian export prices are the two most-watched sources; landed cost equals FOB plus freight plus duty, so the gap vs local material depends on grade and destination port. Calcium carbonate (ground and precipitated) is priced by mesh and whiteness; it has no daily public benchmark here, so quote against your specification.
FAQ
Is there a futures contract for phosphate rock?
No. Phosphate rock has no futures contract — it trades on physical assessments only. Within the phosphate chain, only MAP, DAP and urea have listed international futures, and those track finished fertiliser, not the rock itself. Sulfur, likewise, has no futures.
What moves phosphate prices?
Three things dominate: upstream input costs (sulfur and ammonia), downstream demand (fertiliser run rates and the planting calendar), and policy (export controls and environmental limits). Sulfur and rock phosphate sit at the cost floor, and their moves feed through to phosphoric acid and phosphates weeks to months later.
Why is there no direct quotation from you on this page?
Mineral prices vary widely with grade, specification, tonnage and loading window, so a published number would be misleading. We quote against your actual specification and the market at the time, usually within one business day.
How often is this data updated?
Once a day. Figures shown are T+1, each carrying its own assessment date, compiled from public assessments published by SunSirs.
How much is phosphate rock per tonne?
There is no single per-tonne price: phosphate rock is graded by P2O5 content, and the price rises with grade, then varies with origin (Egypt or Jordan), particle size, tonnage and loading port. We supply Egyptian and Jordanian rock — send your grade and specification through the enquiry page for a current price, usually within one business day.
How much is calcium carbonate per tonne?
It depends on grade: ground vs precipitated, and 325 vs 1250 mesh sit at different levels. We price calcium carbonate against your mesh, whiteness and packaging, and do not publish a flat rate — send your specification.
How do imported phosphate prices compare with local material?
Imported rock (mainly Egypt and Jordan) is generally higher-grade, and landed cost adds freight and duty on top of the FOB price, so the gap vs local material depends on grade and destination port. This page tracks the value chain around it — sulfur, MAP and urea — while current import quotations come through enquiry.
How do I get a price from you?
Figures on this page are public industry benchmarks, not our quotations. We quote against your specification, grade, tonnage and loading port — use the Get a Quote button or the contact page, and you will normally hear back within one business day.
Source: public benchmark assessments published by SunSirs (生意社). Collected once a day; figures shown are T+1, each carrying its own assessment date.
All figures are industry reference prices, not our quotations. We quote minerals individually against specification, grade and the market at the time, and do not publish prices. Data may lag or be incomplete; any decision taken on it is at your own risk.
Prices in USD are converted from China domestic benchmarks (CNY) at the USD/CNY rate of 6.68. They are for reference only and are not export or FOB quotations.
Need a quote for your specification?
Send us your specification and required grade, and we will come back with a quotation within one business day.
How these prices form: reading the cost chain
Every price on this page corresponds to a chain of costs. Understanding the structure of that chain is more useful than remembering a single day's number — the numbers change, but the structure changes slowly and lets you anticipate direction.
Domestic ore: output caps and environmental limits
Domestic phosphate prices are shaped by resource endowment and policy. Output caps on high-grade mining, environmental and safety inspections, and the predominance of low-to-medium grade ore together produce clearly different price levels by grade within the same period. Always read a domestic quote together with its grade and region — comparison without grade is meaningless.
Seaborne landed price: FOB plus freight
The landed price of imported ore is not the ore price: it is FOB plus international freight, insurance, import duties and terminal charges. Freight is the most volatile component — an add-on when routing is normal, potentially the dominant variable when rerouting occurs. This is why the same material can quote very differently at different times.
How grade premiums are priced
Price differences by grade are not arbitrary. Premiums for higher grade usually come from three sources: more usable product per tonne downstream; greater scarcity and lower supply elasticity; and fixed logistics and processing costs spread over a higher yield. Whether upgrading a grade pays off should be judged on total delivered cost, not on the ore price gap alone.
How input costs pass back into ore prices
Changes in sulphur, sulphuric acid and gas prices hit fertiliser costs first, then shift how much ore buyers want. When inputs rise, fertiliser producers may cut purchases or switch to lower grades; when inputs ease, purchasing appetite can recover. The pass-through usually lags by weeks to a month, which matters when tracking the trend.
Using the price table: three practical moves
First, recalculate your delivered-cost model at current prices and check it against quotations for missing items. Second, view domestic and imported prices side by side to locate the crossover where local becomes more economical. Third, watch the spread rather than absolute levels — how much more imported ore costs than domestic says more than either number alone. We do not publish quotations; contact us for specific pricing.