Algerian Urea Exports to France Under Threat as Diplomatic Tensions Persist, Sources Say
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Algeria reportedly blocks $219 million fertiliser trade with France as Emmanuel Macron’s support for Morocco deepens economic confrontation
Algeria has reportedly instructed domestic producers to stop exporting urea fertiliser to France, escalating an economic confrontation linked to President Emmanuel Macron’s support for Morocco’s position on Western Sahara. The restriction threatens a trade flow worth approximately $219 million in 2025 and could force French agricultural suppliers to find alternative sources before the next planting season.
Algerian urea exports to France under threat as diplomatic tensions persist, sources say
PARIS: Algeria has instructed urea producers to stop exporting the fertilizer to France in an intensification of trade curbs that have followed a diplomatic rift between Algeria and its former colonial ruler, according to diplomats and industry sources. Ties between Paris and Algiers, which have been complicated for decades, deteriorated in 2024 when French President Emmanuel Macron backed a plan for autonomy for the Western Sahara region under …
EXCLUSIVE: France's urea supply from Algeria under threat as diplomatic tensions persist, sources say
Algeria has instructed urea producers to stop exporting the fertiliser to France in an intensification of trade curbs that have followed a diplomatic rift between Algeria and its former colonial ruler, according to diplomats and industry sources.
PARIS - Arab Jerusalem and agencies: Five diplomatic sources and in the fertilizer sector said that Algeria instructed urea producers to stop exporting it to France in tightening trade restrictions that followed a diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
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