# Fertilizer concerns strengthen | Hay and Forage Magazine

> Analysts said potash may not be the most pressing fertilizer concern for farmers this fall, as potash has been steady since 2022 highs. Nitrogen and phosphate are seen as bigger pressures, with Russia supplying 40% of US urea imports and 57% of UAN imports.

- Date: 2026-09-29 · published 2026-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17800-fertilizer-concerns-strengthen-hay-and-forage-magazine
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Reliance on Russian urea and UAN and tight phosphate supply point to higher nitrogen and phosphate costs, which can raise feed grain production costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-06-27 | [Analyst remains concerned about nitrogen fertilizer market - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30103-analyst-remains-concerned-about-nitrogen-fertilizer-market-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.1% | -0.7% |
| UREA | 2022-02-25 | [Nitrogen Fertilizer Jumps by Record on Russian Supply Concerns - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43019-nitrogen-fertilizer-jumps-by-record-on-russian-supply-concerns-bloomberg.md) | +24.9% | +38.4% |
| UREA | 2026-02-28 | [What the Iran attack means for oil, fertilizer and ag commodities - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20635-what-the-iran-attack-means-for-oil-fertilizer-and-ag-commodities-pro-farmer.md) | +25.5% | +36.4% |
| UREA | 2026-03-10 | [Middle East conflict strains fertilizer supply chains \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20099-middle-east-conflict-strains-fertilizer-supply-chains-world-fertilizer.md) | +2.8% | +21.1% |
| UREA | 2026-02-17 | [China and Iran Redraw Fertilizer Trade Lines](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20529-china-and-iran-redraw-fertilizer-trade-lines.md) | +0.3% | +31.4% |
| DAP | 2023-03-15 | [Fertilizer shortage and price concerns create golden opportunity for smarter phosphorus use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37187-fertilizer-shortage-and-price-concerns-create-golden-opportunity-for-smarter.md) | +1.7% | +4.2% |
| DAP | 2024-06-27 | [Analyst remains concerned about nitrogen fertilizer market - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30103-analyst-remains-concerned-about-nitrogen-fertilizer-market-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.2% | +0.4% |
| DAP | 2026-03-10 | [Middle East conflict strains fertilizer supply chains \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20099-middle-east-conflict-strains-fertilizer-supply-chains-world-fertilizer.md) | -0.9% | +10.2% |

## Sources

- hayandforage.com: https://www.hayandforage.com/article-5853-Fertilizer-concerns-strengthen.html

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