OCP Nutricrops and Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture have signed a memorandum covering 3.8 million tonnes of phosphate fertilizer. Contrary to initial announcements, this volume is a reference figure: sales will still depend on negotiations with Brazilian operators.
Moroccan fertilizers are currently benefiting from a reprieve in the United States, but OCP is continuing its legal battle. The group is appealing a ruling that maintains the main basis for the duties imposed since 2021 and that could return after their suspension.
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are undermining global supplies of nitrogen fertilizers and driving up their costs. In this strained market, Morocco’s immense phosphate reserves are taking on new importance, although they cannot replace nitrogen.
Morocco is preparing to supply Brazil with 3.8 million tonnes of phosphate fertilizers for the 2026-2027 agricultural season. This volume alone would cover 76% of the shortfall estimated by the Brazilian government.
Morocco is leveraging the rivalry between Washington and Beijing to accelerate its industrialization. Chinese capital is financing new factories, while the United States retains an especially favorable trade and strategic relationship with the kingdom.
Six months after the beginning of the crisis in the Middle East, the global sulfur market remains severely disrupted. The situation is particularly sensitive for Morocco: OCP has phosphate, but must massively import the sulfur essential to transforming it into fertilizer.
Morocco and India want to increase their trade from around 4 to 8 billion dollars in five years. New Delhi is notably calling for faster access to the Moroccan market for its medicines and answers regarding investigations into its tiles.
OCP says it ships fertilizers to the European Union containing less than 20 mg of cadmium per kilogram, compared with a European limit of 60 mg. However, a European official acknowledges that no systematic monitoring of imports makes it possible to verify this content.
A potassium-rich rock found in Morocco could be used to produce a slow-release fertilizer. Researchers have managed to make its nutrients more accessible to plants, opening up a potential way to reduce dependence on imported potash fertilizers.
Morocco is expanding its motorways, stadiums, factories and major projects as 2030 approaches. But behind this spectacular transformation lies a more difficult problem to solve: some young people still do not see this modernization translating into enough jobs.
Moroccan textile and leather exports fell by 6.5% in the first half of 2026, while Morocco’s overall sales abroad continued to grow.
Moroccan automotive exports reached 93.7 billion dirhams in the first half of 2026. They now represent more than double the sales of phosphates and derivatives.