# Fertilizer woes cloud new crop outlook as farmers mull cutbacks | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> US farmers face sharply higher phosphate prices, with one grower reporting about $200 more per ton than a year ago. Tariffs on Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt, which supplied 86% of US phosphate imports last year, have constrained supply. A National Corn Growers Association survey found nearly 40% of producers plan to cut fertilizer applications.

- Date: 2025-09-24 · published 2025-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12022-fertilizer-woes-cloud-new-crop-outlook-as-farmers-mull-cutbacks-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Planned fertilizer cutbacks could lower application rates and reduce yields, while high input costs against weak crop prices squeeze farm margins. Tariffs keep US phosphate prices elevated relative to global markets.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-04-16 | [US will tap tariff funds to calm fertilizer crisis: Rollins \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19681-us-will-tap-tariff-funds-to-calm-fertilizer-crisis-rollins-agri-pulse.md) | -0.7% | +3.8% |
| DAP | 2025-11-26 | [Trump has cut tariffs on fertilizer, but lower prices could remain elusive \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4470-trump-has-cut-tariffs-on-fertilizer-but-lower-prices-could-remain-elusive-agri.md) | -9.7% | -12.2% |
| DAP | 2021-01-12 | [Fate of phosphate duties will fall to Biden administration \| 2021-01-12  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49083-fate-of-phosphate-duties-will-fall-to-biden-administration-2021-01-12-agri.md) | +2.2% | +37.9% |
| DAP | 2025-05-01 | [Fertilizer Squeeze Pinches Farmers as India Caps Prices, Supplies Shrink](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25002-fertilizer-squeeze-pinches-farmers-as-india-caps-prices-supplies-shrink.md) | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| DAP | 2021-09-28 | [China halts phosphate exports: Fertilizer prices ‘out of whack right now’ \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4696-china-halts-phosphate-exports-fertilizer-prices-out-of-whack-right-now-an.md) | +5.2% | +6.1% |
| UREA | 2026-04-16 | [US will tap tariff funds to calm fertilizer crisis: Rollins \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19681-us-will-tap-tariff-funds-to-calm-fertilizer-crisis-rollins-agri-pulse.md) | -3.5% | -17.8% |
| UREA | 2022-03-04 | [Russian halt to fertilizer exports expected to boost prices, spur shortfalls \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42213-russian-halt-to-fertilizer-exports-expected-to-boost-prices-spur-shortfalls.md) | +12.2% | +16.2% |
| UREA | 2025-05-01 | [Fertilizer Squeeze Pinches Farmers as India Caps Prices, Supplies Shrink](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25002-fertilizer-squeeze-pinches-farmers-as-india-caps-prices-supplies-shrink.md) | +15.9% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/23496-fertilizer-woes-cloud-new-crop-outlook-as-farmers-mull-cutbacks

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