# Agrifood policy highlights | May 2026 | Agrifood Economics | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

> The FAO's May 2026 Agrifood Policy Highlights report that about 37 percent of recorded policy actions in April 2026 responded to the Middle East conflict. It describes governments shifting toward reactive and proactive measures to cushion fertilizer supply disruptions caused by the Strait of Hormuz closure.

- Date: 2026-05-18 · published 2026-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19172-agrifood-policy-highlights-may-2026-agrifood-economics-food-and-agriculture
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Government export controls and input subsidies on fertilizers can tighten global supply and keep prices elevated, which raises production costs for feed grains and oilseeds.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-03-01 | [Corey Rosenbusch Testifies on Fertilizer Markets and Solutions to House Committee on Agriculture - The Fertilizer Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36785-corey-rosenbusch-testifies-on-fertilizer-markets-and-solutions-to-house.md) | -3.9% | -2.6% |
| UREA | 2022-07-01 | [Rising cost of agricultural fertiliser and feed: Causes, impacts and government policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40882-rising-cost-of-agricultural-fertiliser-and-feed-causes-impacts-and-government.md) | +5.1% | +20.1% |
| UREA | 2026-01-19 | [Breaking Down the January 2026 NDSU Agricultural Trade Monitor: IEEPA Fertilizer Tariffs, Price Pass-Through, and Market Adjustment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20980-breaking-down-the-january-2026-ndsu-agricultural-trade-monitor-ieepa-fertilizer.md) | +1.4% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2023-01-14 | [Key questions asked of fertiliser market experts for 2023 \| The Scottish Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37719-key-questions-asked-of-fertiliser-market-experts-for-2023-the-scottish-farmer.md) | -0.5% | -22.3% |
| UREA | 2021-10-19 | [China's curbs on fertiliser exports may affect India, says report \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44477-china-s-curbs-on-fertiliser-exports-may-affect-india-says-report-economy-and.md) | -2.5% | +10.5% |
| DAP | 2023-03-01 | [Corey Rosenbusch Testifies on Fertilizer Markets and Solutions to House Committee on Agriculture - The Fertilizer Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36785-corey-rosenbusch-testifies-on-fertilizer-markets-and-solutions-to-house.md) | +0.9% | +5.2% |
| DAP | 2023-12-12 | [Tariffs, trade and China: Inside the fight over phosphate \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33029-tariffs-trade-and-china-inside-the-fight-over-phosphate-an-official-publication.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2026-01-21 | [High input costs may delay farm investments despite Trump administration’s focus \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21372-high-input-costs-may-delay-farm-investments-despite-trump-administration-s.md) | -0.4% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- fao.org: https://www.fao.org/agrifood-economics/news/detail-events/en/c/1758817/

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