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by adrian_b 1097 days ago
It should have no effect on fertilizer or phosphate prices, because it is a cheaper method to produce certain organic compounds of phosphorus.

Phosphate is used as an input for these chemical processes, but the fraction of the phosphate production that is used for such processes is very small in comparison with what goes into fertilizers.

The only possible effect is a price reduction for some organic compounds of phosphorus, e.g. for some pesticides.