Welcome to Australian Phosphate
There are no substitutes for phosphorus in agriculture.
Recently the term "Peak Phosphate" has begun to enter the agriculture research literature and has become visible in the investment media and as there is no known substitute for Phosphate based fertilisers the term begins to have real meaning, especially for countries dependent on broad acre crops, despite a slight increase (~6.4%) of world phosphate production from 2007 - 2008.
Phosphatic material, such as cave earth or guano, was extracted on a small scale in the past from caves in Palaeozoic limestone at several localities in New South Wales.
More recently several ASX listed companies have found, large scale, economically viable, rock phosphate deposits that will allow Australia to become a world class producer.
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Phosphate Production by Country
| Rank | Country | Production (Tons) 2008 |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
China | 50,000 |
|
2 |
USA |
31,000 |
|
3 |
Morocco* | 28,000 |
|
4 |
Russia | 11,000 |
|
5 |
Tunisia | 7,800..
; |
|
6 |
Brazil |
6,000..
|
|
7 |
Jordan | 5,500..
|
| 8 | Syria | 3,700.. |
| 9 | Israel | 3,100.. |
| 10 | Egypt | 3,000.. |
| 11 | S Africa | 2,400.. |
| 12 | Australia | 2,300.. |
Australia supplies around 65% of S. E. Asia's Phosphate imports.
Australia imports over 75% of its rock phosphate fertiliser needs.