Industry Article: ABC News - All eyes on north-west Queensland's Georgina Basin to ease global fertiliser shortages

An international shortage of fertiliser is crippling crop farmers around the world.

As one of the biggest exporters of phosphate fertiliser, Russia has caused major disruptions to the global supply chain with its invasion of the Ukraine.

The impact is being felt globally. In Brazil, the coffee industry is facing a mounting crisis as shortages of its Russian-sourced fertiliser stifle harvests.

Overall, coffee production is expected to fall by more than 15 per cent this year.

As countries become desperate to establish less volatile trade relations, Australian miners say "the time is now" for the country to begin exporting its rich phosphate resources.

They say the north-west Queensland region of the Georgina Basin is a phosphate honey pot waiting to be tapped.

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