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Phosphoric Acid Pricing, Demand and Supply Overview
Phosphoric Acid prices in the United States, the highest-cost reporting region, rose 5.8% in Q2 2026 to USD 1,010.00/MT from USD 955.00/MT in Q1, as elevated sulfur and sulfuric acid feedstock costs continued feeding through to phosphate processing economics. Globally, the average rose from USD 875.00/MT in Q1 to USD 926.00/MT in Q2, a 5.8% gain. For H2 2026, a global average of USD 880.00-960.00/MT is expected, with the sulfur cost environment likely to keep this market firm even as phosphate rock supply stays broadly adequate.
Phosphoric Acid is produced either by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid in the wet process, the dominant commercial route, or through a smaller-volume thermal process for high-purity food and electronic grades. It serves as the essential intermediate for phosphate fertilizers, which consume the large majority of global output, alongside significant use in food and beverage additives, animal feed supplements, detergents, and water treatment chemicals. Phosphate rock availability, sulfuric acid and sulfur feedstock costs, which have been under sustained pressure across the broader chemical complex, and fertilizer-linked agricultural demand are what drive prices in this market.
Phosphoric Acid Price Forecast for 2026
The outlook for Phosphoric Acid through H2 2026 stays firm, largely tracking the elevated sulfur and sulfuric acid cost environment that has pressured the broader phosphate fertilizer complex this year. Steady agricultural demand for phosphate fertilizers should keep consumption firm, while phosphate rock supply, though broadly adequate, offers only limited room to offset rising feedstock costs.
The main upside risk is a further tightening in sulfur or sulfuric acid availability, which would push phosphoric acid production costs higher in tandem, much as it has through the first half of 2026. The main downside risk is an easing of sulfur feedstock costs combined with softer fertilizer demand heading into a seasonal lull, which would relieve some of the current cost pressure.
| Region | 2026 Price Range (USD/MT) | Outlook |
| Global Average | 880.00 - 960.00 | Sulfur feedstock costs keep the broader market firm |
| United States | 970.00 - 1,060.00 | Sulfuric acid cost pass-through sustains the highest cost |
| Morocco | 890.00 - 970.00 | Largest producer, closely tracks global feedstock costs |
| India | 910.00 - 990.00 | Strong fertilizer demand supports continued firming |
| China | 810.00 - 880.00 | Lowest cost given substantial domestic rock and acid capacity |
For the Quarter Ending June 2026
Phosphoric Acid Prices Q2 2026:
- United States: USD 1,010.00/MT
- Morocco: USD 935.00/MT
- India: USD 950.00/MT
- China: USD 845.00/MT
Phosphoric Acid Prices in the United States
US Phosphoric Acid prices averaged USD 1,010.00/MT in Q2 2026, the highest of any region tracked here, up 5.8% from USD 955.00/MT in Q1, as sulfuric acid feedstock costs remained elevated through the quarter.
Why did the price of Phosphoric Acid change in Q2 2026 in the United States?
Sulfuric acid feedstock costs, themselves under pressure from a sustained global sulfur supply crunch, continued feeding directly through to wet-process phosphoric acid production economics, keeping US offers at the top of the range tracked in this report.
Phosphoric Acid Prices in Morocco
Moroccan prices, the world's largest producer and export benchmark, averaged USD 935.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 6.2% from USD 880.00/MT in Q1, tracking the same sulfur cost pressures affecting the broader global market.
Why did the price of Phosphoric Acid change in Q2 2026 in Morocco?
As the dominant global producer via the wet process, Moroccan output remained fully exposed to rising sulfuric acid feedstock costs, and steady export demand from fertilizer manufacturers worldwide gave producers little reason to hold prices back.
Phosphoric Acid Prices in India
Indian prices averaged USD 950.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 5.6% from USD 900.00/MT in Q1, as strong domestic fertilizer demand kept this market firm even amid rising input costs.
Why did the price of Phosphoric Acid change in Q2 2026 in India?
Robust demand from domestic fertilizer manufacturers ahead of the growing season kept Indian phosphoric acid buyers active even as sulfur-linked feedstock costs pushed producer offers steadily higher through the quarter.
Phosphoric Acid Prices in China
Chinese prices averaged USD 845.00/MT in Q2 2026, the lowest of the four regions, up 5.6% from USD 800.00/MT in Q1, as substantial domestic phosphate rock and sulfuric acid capacity limited the pace of the increase relative to import-dependent markets.
Why did the price of Phosphoric Acid change in Q2 2026 in China?
Substantial domestic phosphate rock reserves and sulfuric acid production capacity gave Chinese producers more room to absorb rising feedstock costs internally, keeping the pace of increase more moderate than in import-dependent markets.
For the Quarter Ending March 2026
Phosphoric Acid Prices Q1 2026:
- United States: USD 955.00/MT
- Morocco: USD 880.00/MT
- India: USD 900.00/MT
- China: USD 800.00/MT
Phosphoric Acid Prices in the United States
US prices rose 6.1% in Q1 2026 to USD 955.00/MT from USD 900.00/MT in Q4 2025, as the sulfur feedstock cost pressure that had been building through 2025 intensified further into the new year.
Why did the price of Phosphoric Acid change in Q1 2026 in the United States?
A sustained global sulfur supply crunch, tied to reduced Central Asian exports and elevated Gulf shipping risk, kept sulfuric acid costs firm across the wet-process phosphoric acid value chain, and that cost pressure flowed directly into higher US offers.
Phosphoric Acid Prices in Morocco
Moroccan prices rose 6.0% in Q1 2026 to USD 880.00/MT from USD 830.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking rising sulfuric acid costs across the wet-process value chain.
Why did the price of Phosphoric Acid change in Q1 2026 in Morocco?
Rising sulfuric acid feedstock costs, mirroring the pressure seen across the broader global sulfur market, pushed Moroccan production economics higher even as phosphate rock supply itself remained broadly adequate.
Phosphoric Acid Prices in India
Indian prices rose 5.9% in Q1 2026 to USD 900.00/MT from USD 850.00/MT in Q4 2025, as fertilizer manufacturers continued securing supply ahead of the planting season.
Why did the price of Phosphoric Acid change in Q1 2026 in India?
Strong pre-season fertilizer procurement kept Indian phosphoric acid demand firm, and producers passed through rising sulfur-linked feedstock costs as global sulfuric acid availability tightened.
Phosphoric Acid Prices in China
Chinese prices rose 5.3% in Q1 2026 to USD 800.00/MT from USD 760.00/MT in Q4 2025, a comparatively more moderate gain reflecting China's greater domestic feedstock self-sufficiency.
Why did the price of Phosphoric Acid change in Q1 2026 in China?
Domestic phosphate rock and sulfuric acid capacity continued to buffer Chinese producers somewhat from the sharpest feedstock cost pressures affecting the rest of the global market, keeping the pace of increase measured.
Quarterly Phosphoric Acid Price Trends
Global Phosphoric Acid prices dipped modestly in Q2 2025 before climbing steadily and consistently through every subsequent quarter, with the pace of gains accelerating through the first half of 2026 as a sustained global sulfur and sulfuric acid feedstock cost crunch pushed wet-process production economics higher across every region covered in this report.
| Quarter | Price (USD/MT) | QoQ Change | Direction |
| Q2 2026 | 926.00 | +5.8% | ↑ Rising |
| Q1 2026 | 875.00 | +5.8% | ↑ Rising |
| Q4 2025 | 827.00 | +4.2% | ↑ Rising |
| Q3 2025 | 793.50 | +3.7% | ↑ Rising |
| Q2 2025 | 765.00 | - | — Stable |
| Q3 2026 | In Progress | - | — In Progress |
What was Phosphoric Acid Price in 2025?
Phosphoric Acid firmed steadily and consistently across every market covered in this report through 2025, as sulfuric acid and sulfur feedstock costs gradually tightened and fertilizer-linked demand held firm, setting the stage for the further acceleration that continued into 2026.
Phosphoric Acid Prices in the United States in 2025
US prices firmed from about USD 850.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 900.00/MT by Q4, a gain of roughly 5.9%. Rising sulfuric acid feedstock costs built steadily through the year, ahead of the sharper 2026 acceleration.
Phosphoric Acid Prices in Morocco in 2025
Moroccan prices firmed from about USD 780.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 830.00/MT by Q4, up roughly 6.4%, the strongest annual gain of the four regions as the world's largest producer felt the full weight of rising sulfuric acid costs.
Phosphoric Acid Prices in India in 2025
Indian prices firmed from about USD 800.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 850.00/MT by Q4, a gain of roughly 6.2%, supported by steady fertilizer sector demand through the year.
Phosphoric Acid Prices in China in 2025
Chinese prices firmed from about USD 720.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 760.00/MT by Q4, up roughly 5.6%, the smallest annual gain among the four regions given greater domestic feedstock self-sufficiency.
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It serves as the essential intermediate for phosphate fertilizers, which consume the large majority of global output, alongside significant use in food and beverage additives, animal feed supplements, detergents, and water treatment chemicals.
The Q2 2026 global average was USD 926.00/MT, ranging from USD 845.00/MT in China to USD 1,010.00/MT in the United States.
The global average rose from USD 827.00/MT in Q4 2025 to USD 875.00/MT in Q1 2026 and then to USD 926.00/MT in Q2, as sulfur and sulfuric acid feedstock costs continued climbing.
A sustained global sulfur supply crunch, tied to reduced Central Asian exports and elevated Gulf shipping risk, has kept sulfuric acid feedstock costs firm across the wet-process production value chain, and that pressure has flowed directly into phosphoric acid prices.
The global average is expected in the USD 880.00-960.00/MT range, with the sulfur cost environment likely to keep this market firm.
China holds the lowest cost given substantial domestic phosphate rock and sulfuric acid capacity, while the United States carries the highest cost among the regions tracked here.
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Phosphate rock availability, sulfuric acid and sulfur feedstock costs, and fertilizer-linked agricultural demand.
Morocco is the world's largest producer given its extensive phosphate rock reserves, with China, the United States, and India also maintaining substantial production capacity.
Buyers can monitor sulfur and sulfuric acid feedstock cost trends given their outsized influence on this market, time forward purchases around the quarterly breakdowns in this report, and benchmark supplier quotes against the tracked price ranges.
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