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May 6, 2026GEOPOLITICSGlobal

Nutrien posts higher profit as prices rise, flags tight nitrogen supply

Nutrien reported higher profit as nitrogen prices rose, and the company flagged tight nitrogen supply. The article text is partly incomplete, so details on the quarter are limited.

WHY IT MATTERS

Nitrogen supply tightness linked to Middle East disruptions keeps urea and other nitrogen fertilizer prices supported, which raises input costs for grain and feed production.

AFFECTSUrea▲

SOURCE
reuters.comMay 6, 2026

Price reaction & history

Urea▲bullishSO FAR1d -1.1%5d -4.5%20d -27.3%

After 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.

Aug 23, 2022Fertiliser supply tightens as gas price rises further - Farmers Weekly+20.2%
May 4, 2026Nitrogen surge to lift CF, Nutrien earnings; Mosaic faces headwinds | Reuters-4.4%
Oct 1, 2021European gas prices hit all-time highs as Russian flows slump | Reuters+26.3%
Jul 29, 2022Gas supply issues in Europe cause havoc with Nitrogen prices.+17.6%
Jun 28, 2022Insight: Global crop problems point to years of high food prices | Reuters+5.8%

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.

Urea UREA · GP ▸

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