# Fertilizer Prices Jump 90% As Hormuz Shock Threatens Agricultural Output

> Forbes Middle East reports that fertilizer prices are projected to rise more than 30 percent in 2026, with urea up about 60 percent according to World Bank forecasts. The article cites WFP estimates that up to 45 million more people could face acute food insecurity if the conflict persists.

- Date: 2026-05-26 · published 2026-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19177-fertilizer-prices-jump-90-as-hormuz-shock-threatens-agricultural-output
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Rising fertilizer costs squeeze farmer affordability and threaten yields, which tends to tighten feed grain supplies over the coming seasons.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-06-03 | [Can New Sanctions Spark a Fertilizer Price Shock?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4336-can-new-sanctions-spark-a-fertilizer-price-shock.md) | +0.5% | +10.8% |
| UREA | 2026-04-27 | [Mideast Urea Output Drops as Fertilizer Shipments Stall in Strait of Hormuz - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10730-mideast-urea-output-drops-as-fertilizer-shipments-stall-in-strait-of-hormuz.md) | -8.8% | -16.4% |
| UREA | 2026-10-13 | [Fertilizer Prices Stay Volatile as Strait of Hormuz, Russia Disrupt Supply \| Iowa PBS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17038-fertilizer-prices-stay-volatile-as-strait-of-hormuz-russia-disrupt-supply-iowa.md) | +1.0% | — |
| UREA | 2026-07-14 | [The Strait of Hormuz Is Technically Still Open. So Why Are Fertilizer Prices Climbing? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18673-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-technically-still-open-so-why-are-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.6% | +4.2% |
| UREA | 2020-06-06 | [From the Persian Gulf to the granaries of Lithuania: the war in Iran threatens a price shock for food and fertiliser - Agrobitė](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52545-from-the-persian-gulf-to-the-granaries-of-lithuania-the-war-in-iran-threatens-a.md) | +1.3% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- forbesmiddleeast.com: https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/industry/economy/fertilizer-prices-surge-90-as-strait-of-hormuz-closure-sparks-fears-of-lean-harvest-seasons

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