# Tightening nitrogen fertilizer supplies raise alarm | The Western Producer

> Yara's CEO warned that nitrogen fertilizer supplies are tightening as manufacturers cut output because of very high natural gas prices. Farmers are expected to reduce nitrogen application rates, and the European Union, a major nitrogen supplier, is seeing sharp production curtailments.

- Date: 2022-10-26 · published 2022-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10125-tightening-nitrogen-fertilizer-supplies-raise-alarm-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Gas-driven production cuts reduce global nitrogen supply and keep urea prices high. Reduced application rates could also lower yields and tighten grain supplies over time.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-12-14 | [Nitrogen fertilizer prices at mercy of global issues \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38179-nitrogen-fertilizer-prices-at-mercy-of-global-issues-the-western-producer.md) | +0.6% | -12.4% |
| UREA | 2021-10-07 | [High fertilizer prices not going away quickly \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5910-high-fertilizer-prices-not-going-away-quickly-the-western-producer.md) | +5.0% | +9.6% |
| UREA | 2022-12-08 | [Nitrogen prices remain volatile but less extreme \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38532-nitrogen-prices-remain-volatile-but-less-extreme-the-western-producer.md) | -3.6% | -11.4% |
| UREA | 2022-04-06 | [Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices and Supply in Light of the Ukraine-Russia Conflict - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42133-nitrogen-fertilizer-prices-and-supply-in-light-of-the-ukraine-russia-conflict.md) | -3.9% | -24.2% |
| UREA | 2023-07-26 | [The increase in the price of oil led to an increase in the prices of gas and nitrogen fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7009-the-increase-in-the-price-of-oil-led-to-an-increase-in-the-prices-of-gas-and.md) | +28.9% | +17.2% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/tightening-nitrogen-fertilizer-supplies-raise-alarm/

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