Phosphate Rock Production in ChinaPhosphate Rock Production in China
January to April, 2023: 30.6 million tons, 30% P2O5
YOY: -5%
Latest price: RMB1,066 per ton (about U$152 per ton), 30% P2O5.
USGS 2022 Phosphate Rock Production Data:
China: 85 million
Morocco: 40 million
USA: 21 million
Russia: 13 million
https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2023/mcs2023-phosphate.pdf China National Bureau of Statistics reported 104.75 million tons of rock production in 2022, which is much higher than the USGS number. USGS data include “production data for large mines only, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics of China”.