# Middle East crisis: fertiliser trade "severely disrupted", WTO says

> A WTO report says the Middle East conflict has severely disrupted global fertiliser trade, with outbound fertiliser shipments through the Strait of Hormuz near zero since the conflict began. Urea fell back to about $453/mt in June after exceeding $850/mt in April, and DAP rose to roughly $770/mt.

- Date: 2026-07-14 · published 2026-07-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18267-middle-east-crisis-fertiliser-trade-severely-disrupted-wto-says
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Gulf supply of nitrogen and phosphate raises input costs for farmers in import-dependent regions, which can cut application rates and later tighten crop supply.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-03-02 | [Shipping disrupted in the Middle East \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16876-shipping-disrupted-in-the-middle-east-world-grain.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 | 2026-04-21 | [Global fertiliser market facing prolonged period of strain from Middle East disruption – industry report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20020-global-fertiliser-market-facing-prolonged-period-of-strain-from-middle-east.md) | -0.3% | -15.4% |
| UREA | 2026-03-03 | [Iran conflict disrupts Gulf fertilizer trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4433-iran-conflict-disrupts-gulf-fertilizer-trade.md) | +10.0% | +19.1% |
| UREA | 2024-02-29 | [Middle East shipping disruptions could ignite fertilizer prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31978-middle-east-shipping-disruptions-could-ignite-fertilizer-prices-brownfield-ag.md) | +7.6% | +8.6% |
| 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% |
| DAP | 2026-04-21 | [Global fertiliser market facing prolonged period of strain from Middle East disruption – industry report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20020-global-fertiliser-market-facing-prolonged-period-of-strain-from-middle-east.md) | +0.3% | +6.9% |
| DAP | 2026-07-24 | [WTO data confirms Strait of Hormuz fertilizer trade disruption is easing as urea nears pre-war price — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18655-wto-data-confirms-strait-of-hormuz-fertilizer-trade-disruption-is-easing-as.md) | +0.6% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- just-food.com: https://www.just-food.com/news/middle-east-crisis-fertiliser-trade/

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Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.