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

> 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.

- Date: 2026-05-06 · published 2026-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19582-nutrien-posts-higher-profit-as-prices-rise-flags-tight-nitrogen-supply-reuters
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## 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.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-08-23 | [Fertiliser supply tightens as gas price rises further - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5142-fertiliser-supply-tightens-as-gas-price-rises-further-farmers-weekly.md) | +20.2% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2026-05-04 | [Nitrogen surge to lift CF, Nutrien earnings; Mosaic faces headwinds \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19580-nitrogen-surge-to-lift-cf-nutrien-earnings-mosaic-faces-headwinds-reuters.md) | -4.4% | -26.5% |
| UREA | 2021-10-01 | [European gas prices hit all-time highs as Russian flows slump \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44762-european-gas-prices-hit-all-time-highs-as-russian-flows-slump-reuters.md) | +26.3% | +29.3% |
| UREA | 2022-07-29 | [Gas supply issues in Europe cause havoc with Nitrogen prices.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5032-gas-supply-issues-in-europe-cause-havoc-with-nitrogen-prices.md) | +17.6% | +13.4% |
| UREA | 2022-06-28 | [Insight: Global crop problems point to years of high food prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40952-insight-global-crop-problems-point-to-years-of-high-food-prices-reuters.md) | +5.8% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/nutriens-quarterly-profit-rises-strong-nitrogen-phosphate-sales-2026-05-06/

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