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Farm Progress lists five signals that fertilizer prices will stay high for years, citing the Strait of Hormuz closure and the Russia-Ukraine war. It notes that Hormuz carries about 24% of global ammonia trade and that ammonia prices jumped nearly 40% within weeks.
Industry sources say tight supply will persist even if tensions ease.
Persistently high nitrogen and phosphate costs raise production costs for US feed grains and oilseeds, which can support corn, soybean meal and livestock input prices.
farmprogress.comMike Wilson, Pam CarawayAug 4, 2026After 205 past bullish geopolitics events, Urea moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -2.1% to +3.0%), and -0.4% over 20.
After 114 past bullish geopolitics events, DAP moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.3% to +1.2%), and +0.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
