# Fertilizer shipments begin exiting through Hormuz strait | The Western Producer

> Fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have started to pick up following an interim deal to end the Iran war announced June 15. About 640,000 tonnes of sulphur and 427,000 tonnes of urea have transited since then, far above wartime volumes. Analysts say flows will take time to return to pre-conflict levels.

- Date: 2026-06-26 · published 2026-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18704-fertilizer-shipments-begin-exiting-through-hormuz-strait-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Resumed Gulf urea and sulphur flows ease the supply squeeze that lifted fertilizer prices, which should pressure urea and DAP prices lower as cargoes arrive. Full normalization is not expected until later in the summer, so relief will be gradual.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-06-25 | 1 | -4.2% | -5.5 | Fertilizer and sulphur shipments resuming through Hormuz after the June 15 interim deal ease input-cost and supply fears, a plausible driver of a sharp DAP price drop, though the event is dated a day after the move. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-06-22 | [Urea fertilizer prices tumble as strait reopens \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19116-urea-fertilizer-prices-tumble-as-strait-reopens-the-western-producer.md) | -2.4% | -3.0% |
| UREA | 2026-08-25 | [UN proposes Oman-based mechanism to restore fertilizer transit through Strait of Hormuz — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18193-un-proposes-oman-based-mechanism-to-restore-fertilizer-transit-through-strait.md) | +11.1% | +16.2% |
| UREA | 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) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2026-06-18 | [Fertilizer, fuel prices drop with all eyes on Strait of Hormuz \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18705-fertilizer-fuel-prices-drop-with-all-eyes-on-strait-of-hormuz-agri-pulse.md) | -3.1% | -4.6% |
| UREA | 2026-04-17 | [Fertilizer Prices Fall After Iran Says Strait Is Open - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20034-fertilizer-prices-fall-after-iran-says-strait-is-open-tt.md) | -2.7% | -17.7% |
| DAP | 2026-06-19 | [Morocco's OCP shifts to low-sulphur fertiliser, resumes full output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19138-morocco-s-ocp-shifts-to-low-sulphur-fertiliser-resumes-full-output.md) | -4.2% | -1.9% |
| DAP | 2023-02-17 | [Farm inputs – endeavouring for a new equilibrium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37259-farm-inputs-endeavouring-for-a-new-equilibrium.md) | -6.3% | -1.8% |
| DAP | 2023-07-09 | [Norway challenges Morocco's position as top phosphate supplier](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35368-norway-challenges-morocco-s-position-as-top-phosphate-supplier.md) | -1.7% | +15.1% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/daily/fertilizer-shipments-begin-exiting-through-hormuz-strait/

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