Media Coverage: Grain Central - Qld phosphate projects a fillip for cropping, livestock

AUSTRALIA’S reliance on imported rock phosphate looks set to reduce thanks to Centrex’s Ardmore project now coming on stream in north-west Queensland’s Georgina Basin, and Chatham Rock Phosphate’s nearby Korella project.

They will supplement product already coming from the region’s long-running Phosphate Hill mine, which is owned by Incitec Pivot Limited and produces DAP and MAP on site.

With global fertiliser supply chains already disrupted by COVID, and impacted further by sanctions against Russia, both developments are seen as timely for Australian farmers and graziers.

In addition, the Korella project is expected to reduce Australia’s dependence on China for dicalcium phosphate (DCP), an important source of phosphorus in cattle rations and supplements.

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