# A Perfect Storm in Fertilizer Markets | CropWatch | Nebraska

> CropWatch explains that phosphorus and nitrogen fertilizer prices rose from early-2020 lows to levels not seen since 2008. Potash prices are high in the Corn Belt and Brazil despite low international levels. The article attributes the rally to supply shocks, plant closures, market concentration and policy changes.

- Date: 2021-12-02 · published 2021-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12682-a-perfect-storm-in-fertilizer-markets-cropwatch-nebraska
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Concentrated supply and policy-driven shortages keep fertilizer costs elevated, which raises grain production costs and supports corn and feed input prices. The price pressure is likely to persist.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cropwatch.unl.edu: https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2021/perfect-storm-fertilizer-markets/

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