The domestic DAP/MAP markets were unchanged this week with demand from both the agricultural sector and the NPK industries still weak. The decline in the sulphur market is one of the major fac- tors to affect the domestic phosphate market. The con- tinuing fall in the international market could mean further decreases in the production cost for phosphates. This is unlikely to affect the spring market because production has already been fed with enough spot sulphur in producers’ warehouses. But this will affect distributors. They might purchase less to avoid losses after the spring application season.
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