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Potential railway could support Aus phosphate exports
Potential railway could support Aus phosphate exports
Sydney, 1 July (Argus) — New Zealand-based phosphate company, Chatham Rock Phosphate (CRP), is conducting a feasibility study to build a new railway in Australia's Queensland that could provide an alternative to using the Mount Isa railway operated by Aurizon. The new railway, to be called RailPhos, will connect CRP's proposed Korella North phosphate rock mine to its planned export facility at the port of Karumba. There is no rail connection to the Karumba port currently. Another phosphate project, the 1mn t/yr PhosOne facility , plans to use a slurry pipeline to transport phosphate rock and concentrate to the same port. CRP expects to export phosphate rock to China and Vietnam from its projects in Australia. And RailPhos will enable it to export up to 10mn t/yr of phosphate through a common-use facility at the Karumba port, CRP has said. Phosphate projects in northwestern Queensland have long struggled with transport, specifically issues surrounding the Mount Isa railway . Australian fertilizer and chemicals company Dyno Nobel's (formerly Incitec Pivot) Phosphate Hill mine is currently under strategic review and Centrex's Ardmore mine could potentially be taken over by phosphate company PRL Group. The Mount Isa railway is a significant challenge, both companies said. CRP was not available for comment. By Susannah Cornford Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2025. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
QatarEnergy Marketing cuts July sulphur price by $28/t
QatarEnergy Marketing cuts July sulphur price by $28/t
London, 30 June (Argus) — State-owned QatarEnergy Marketing has cut its July Qatar Sulphur Price (QSP) to $258/t fob, down by $28/t from $286/t fob Ras Laffan/Mesaieed for June. The July QSP implies a delivered price to China of $280-287/t cfr at current freight rates that were assessed on 26 June at $22-25/t to south China and $26-29/t to Chinese river ports for a 30,000-35,000t shipment. By Maria Mosquera Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2025. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Ethiopia’s EABC awards two cargoes in tender to buy DAP
Ethiopia’s EABC awards two cargoes in tender to buy DAP
London, 27 June (Argus) — Importer Ethiopian Agricultural Businesses (EABC) has awarded two DAP cargoes to trading firm ETG at $721.42/t fob and $731.48/t fob in its tender to buy 170,000t, which closed on 16 June. The award at $721.42/t fob is for lot 16, which ETG made the lowest offer for of 60,000t of Chinese DAP for at-sight payment, loading on 5-10 July. The award at $731.48/t fob is for lot 27, which ETG made the lowest offer for of 50,000t of Chinese DAP for at-sight payment, loading on 10-15 July. Fellow trading firm Aditya Birla has not been awarded its offer into lot 19 at $754.50/t fob sight for 60,000t of Chinese DAP, loading on 20-25 June. Awards were delayed as negotiations dragged on in the backdrop of freight volatility caused by the Israel-Iran conflict. The awards into the tender are lower than current Chinese prices at $745-760/t fob, which have risen by $30/t at a midpoint basis since the tender closed. Ethiopia's domestic season is at its tail end. Combined with the 300,000t of DAP awarded by EABC in its previous tender, which closed on 13 May combined with the volume already arrived into the country, Argus estimates that the importer has secured its P2O5 needs for the 2025 application season . EABC's next round of tender business will target supply for the 2026 domestic season. By Adrien Seewald Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2025. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Nola urea climbs 7pc on escalating Mideast conflict
Nola urea climbs 7pc on escalating Mideast conflict
Houston, 23 June (Argus) — Urea barge values at New Orleans (Nola) climbed by 7pc on Monday afternoon in reaction to the US entering the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. Barges delivering to Nola in July changed hands at $443-450/st fob, about $30/st higher than on 20 June. August barges also transacted at $445-455/st fob. Nola barge values have rallied by $100/st since Israel first launched strikes against Iran on 13 June following a downturn in reaction to spring demand fading at the port. The US bombed nuclear sites in Iran on Sunday. Iran then launched missiles at a US military base in Qatar today in retaliation. Qatar has been the first or second largest source of US urea imports in recent years. The escalation of hostilities between the US and Iran puts supplies in the Middle East at greater risk of disruption. Nitrogen production in Egypt and Iran is already off line. There are also fears in the global market that Iran may try to block the strait of Hormuz, but global supply remains threatened whether that occurs or not. The Middle East exports 21-22mn metric tonnes/yr of urea, about 40pc of global seaborne urea trade. The US received 1.6mn t, or 34pc its urea imports from the region, this fertilizer year, which runs from July through June, according to US Census Bureau data and Argus estimates. The US received roughly 60pc of its phosphate imports from the Middle East through April of this fertilizer year as well. Nola urea prices are taking a lead from international values despite spring demand being essentially over at the port and the Middle East's shrinking share of US imports since April because of US tariff policy. With the fertilizer offseason in the US at hand there is less urgency to attract imports, but the fall application season is closing in. In addition to reduced import availability to the US because of supply disruptions, other destinations could turn to exports from the US, a common but limited occurrence during the summer offseason. If disruptions to global supply continue, producers will have more negotiating leverage through the offseason resulting from having more incentive to export and less imports to compete with. The US is already facing tight supply and demand fundamentals at home. Tariffs restricted imports this spring while the largest corn crop in over a decade drained inventory across the US, likely leaving distributors and producers will little inventory leftover. Urea affordability — measured by a ratio of urea and corn prices — is 32pc below year-ago levels. Higher pricing through the summer season will likely trim fill and prepay buying, especially with interest rates largely holding compared with last year, keeping the cost of storing product historically elevated. By Calder Jett Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2025. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
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