Recently, the calcium hydrogen phosphate market has been on a strong upward trend, reaching a six-year high, making it stand out among many raw materials with sluggish prices. Manufacturers’ quotations have been continuously raised. Market news this week said that a Yunnan manufacturer has significantly increased its price to 2,250 yuan/ton, and a Hubei manufacturer even quoted a sky-high price of 2,500 yuan/ton. At present, the average pig breeding head is losing up to 1,000 yuan, and poultry breeding is hovering on the profit and loss line. Why has calcium hydrogen phosphate soared into the sky, and how long can it be strong?
Over the years, the rise in the calcium hydrogen phosphate market has mostly been due to alcohol. Environmental protection issues are no exception this time. Under the background of carbon neutrality and carbon peak, environmental protection inspections have become increasingly strict. Phosphate rock is one of the main raw materials of glycerol dibasic calcium phosphate and is also an important non-renewable resource. my country began to implement phosphate rock export quotas in 2009. In recent years, export volume has decreased rapidly. In 2016, the National Mineral Resources Plan was approved by the State Council. (2016-2020)” listed phosphorus as a strategic non-metallic mineral for the first time. From 2016 to 2017, my country’s phosphate rock production began to decline. Environmental protection and high-pressure policies coupled with the continuous introduction of phosphate rock policies have led to the closure of many small phosphate rock companies in the past two years due to failure to meet standards, and industry concentration has continued to increase.
Phosphate mining resources continue to decline this year, and the prices of raw materials such as phosphate rock and sulfuric acid continue to rise. In addition, since May, Yunnan has Power cuts have affected the production of calcium hydrogen enterprises, and factory operating rates have dropped again. Due to tight supply, calcium hydrogen manufacturers have continuously raised their quotations. The last high price was in 2011-2012, which lasted for two years, and the high price range was 2,300-2,900 yuan/ton. The price of corn is rising, and wheat is full. This time the price of calcium hydrogen phosphate is rising, which is beneficial to phytase. In principle, the amount of phytase to replace calcium hydrogen phosphate is 1/3-2/3. The calcium hydrogen phosphate market is strong in the short and medium term. Operation, with the incremental use of substitutes, the market is suppressed and may enter a period of shock consolidation in the later period.
Source: Huitong data
