# Already book your fertilizer? If not, sit down before you read this

> Nutrient prices surged in early February 2021 to multi-year highs, with some products up triple digits. Adding $35 to $40 per acre to typical corn fertilizer costs, the rally followed anti-dumping tariffs on Moroccan and Russian phosphate and a sharp rise in sulfur prices. Heavy fall application had drained US inventories.

- Date: 2021-02-09 · published 2021-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12874-already-book-your-fertilizer-if-not-sit-down-before-you-read-this
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Rising nitrogen and phosphate costs increase corn production expenses and can shift acreage and input decisions, supporting higher prices for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-07-22 | [Downturn in International Fertilizer prices appears to be over.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7007-downturn-in-international-fertilizer-prices-appears-to-be-over.md) | +31.8% | +18.1% |
| UREA | 2022-09-13 | [UN: Food exports from Ukraine are up, Russia fertilizer down \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14454-un-food-exports-from-ukraine-are-up-russia-fertilizer-down-ap-news.md) | +2.3% | -4.2% |
| UREA | 2021-10-11 | [Brazilian farmers also see fertilizer costs double](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44891-brazilian-farmers-also-see-fertilizer-costs-double.md) | +0.3% | +6.4% |
| UREA | 2025-11-28 | [Global urea activity subdued through November - Genesis Fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4469-global-urea-activity-subdued-through-november-genesis-fertilizers.md) | -7.7% | +0.7% |
| UREA | 2024-09-30 | [Fertilizer Prices Steady Amid Global Developments \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5247-fertilizer-prices-steady-amid-global-developments-cz-app.md) | +5.3% | +4.4% |
| DAP | 2023-07-22 | [Downturn in International Fertilizer prices appears to be over.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7007-downturn-in-international-fertilizer-prices-appears-to-be-over.md) | +13.9% | +17.8% |
| DAP | 2025-11-28 | [Global urea activity subdued through November - Genesis Fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4469-global-urea-activity-subdued-through-november-genesis-fertilizers.md) | -9.7% | -13.2% |
| DAP | 2021-12-10 | [Many Dynamics At Play in the Fertilizer Market \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43950-many-dynamics-at-play-in-the-fertilizer-market-red-river-farm-network.md) | 0.0% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/already-book-your-fertilizer-if-not-sit-down-before-you-read-this

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