# Faced with High Fertilizer Prices? Here's Why Sticker Shock Could Last Through Spring - AgWeb

> US phosphate prices reached their highest levels in North America since 2012 and have roughly doubled per ton since August 2020. Mosaic's countervailing duty petition against Morocco and Russia, the two largest importers, caused them to halt shipments. Farmers face sticker shock ahead of spring planting.

- Date: 2021-03-02 · published 2021-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12872-faced-with-high-fertilizer-prices-here-s-why-sticker-shock-could-last-through
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Countervailing duties on the major phosphate import sources cut US supply and keep DAP and phosphate prices high into spring demand, squeezing grower margins.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-08-28 | [Sticky input prices and short supplies: What's keeping fertilizer costs high? - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23627-sticky-input-prices-and-short-supplies-what-s-keeping-fertilizer-costs-high.md) | -2.6% | -2.6% |
| DAP | 2020-10-01 | [U.S. fertilizer prices surge to decade high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50574-u-s-fertilizer-prices-surge-to-decade-high.md) | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| DAP | 2020-10-23 | [Fertilizer tariffs could affect fall and spring pricing - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50578-fertilizer-tariffs-could-affect-fall-and-spring-pricing-realagriculture.md) | -0.1% | -1.5% |
| DAP | 2021-02-13 | [High fertilizer prices likely to climb more - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12875-high-fertilizer-prices-likely-to-climb-more-grainews.md) | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| DAP | 2021-10-05 | [Farmers face fertiliser shortages, higher prices after China export ban \| VIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5913-farmers-face-fertiliser-shortages-higher-prices-after-china-export-ban-vic.md) | 0.0% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/corn/faced-high-fertilizer-prices-heres-why-sticker-shock-could-last-through-spring

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