# Fertilizer Prices Stay Volatile as Strait of Hormuz, Russia Disrupt Supply | Iowa PBS

> Fertilizer prices remain volatile as disruption through the Strait of Hormuz and Russian supply problems tighten nitrogen markets. Several countries that are major nitrogen exporters are affected by the Hormuz closure.

- Date: 2026-10-13 · published 2026-10-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17038-fertilizer-prices-stay-volatile-as-strait-of-hormuz-russia-disrupt-supply-iowa
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Lost nitrogen export volumes raise urea and other nitrogen fertilizer costs, which feeds into farm input costs and can shift planting decisions and future grain supply.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-07-14 | [The Strait of Hormuz Is Technically Still Open. So Why Are Fertilizer Prices Climbing? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18673-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-technically-still-open-so-why-are-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.6% | +4.2% |
| UREA | 2026-02-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise on supply chain issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20532-fertilizer-prices-rise-on-supply-chain-issues.md) | +0.1% | +31.0% |
| UREA | 2026-10-25 | [Fertilizer’s Next Big Problem? It Goes Beyond the Strait of Hormuz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17354-fertilizer-s-next-big-problem-it-goes-beyond-the-strait-of-hormuz.md) | -0.1% | — |
| UREA | 2026-01-26 | [Fertilizer Prices Stay Elevated Despite Improving Global Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20976-fertilizer-prices-stay-elevated-despite-improving-global-supply.md) | +1.6% | +12.9% |
| UREA | 2024-03-21 | [Who’s afraid of high fertilizer prices? \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31144-who-s-afraid-of-high-fertilizer-prices-ifpri.md) | -0.4% | -19.1% |

## Sources

- iowapbs.org: https://www.iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/mtom-podcast/podcast/14601/fertilizer-prices-stay-volatile-strait-hormuz-russia-disrupt

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