# Fertilizer Prices Rise as Nutrien Indefinitely Shuts Its Trinidad Nitrogen Complex - International Nut & Dried Fruit Council

> Nutrien has indefinitely shut its Point Lisas nitrogen complex in Trinidad, citing natural gas supply constraints; the plant had been idle since October 2025. DTN data show all eight tracked fertilizer nutrients cost more than a year earlier, with urea 12% higher and potash above $500 per ton.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-29T18:06:04.396Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/1485-fertilizer-prices-rise-as-nutrien-indefinitely-shuts-its-trinidad-nitrogen
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Losing a major Trinidad source of ammonia and urea tightens supply just before the Northern Hemisphere winter buying season, pushing fertilizer costs and crop input costs higher.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-09-15 | [U.S. fertilizer prices soar as storms roil industry hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45369-u-s-fertilizer-prices-soar-as-storms-roil-industry-hub.md) | +0.4% | +41.4% |
| UREA | 2026-01-28 | [Fertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruption - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21367-fertiliser-prices-start-to-rise-amid-supply-disruption-farmers-weekly.md) | +10.6% | +12.6% |
| UREA | 2021-06-21 | [Fertiliser prices continue to increase: MoIT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46891-fertiliser-prices-continue-to-increase-moit.md) | -1.5% | -0.3% |
| UREA | 2024-01-18 | [Global shipping delays will affect fertilizer prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32437-global-shipping-delays-will-affect-fertilizer-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +12.2% |
| UREA | 2021-03-30 | [Fertilizer price surge shows signs of a top…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48046-fertilizer-price-surge-shows-signs-of-a-top.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- inc.nutfruit.org: https://inc.nutfruit.org/fertilizer-prices-rise-as-nutrien-indefinitely-shuts-its-trinidad-nitrogen-complex/

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