# Fertilizer spike adds up to $35/acre for US corn as Iran crisis bites

> Rabobank warns that Hormuz closure has disrupted about 30% of global urea and 24% of phosphate exports, creating a supply shock. The article estimates US corn fertiliser costs rising by up to $35 per acre, with Morocco, Egypt, Algeria and Nigeria gaining export share.

- Date: 2026-04-07 · published 2026-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20029-fertilizer-spike-adds-up-to-35-acre-for-us-corn-as-iran-crisis-bites
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Higher nitrogen costs threaten US corn acreage and application rates, which can reduce supply and support corn prices. Feed producers face higher input-linked costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-07-02 | [Iran war: From fertilizer to food crisis? \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18269-iran-war-from-fertilizer-to-food-crisis-ifpri.md) | +2.7% | +12.1% |
| UREA | 2022-03-11 | [Doors Open for OCP as Ukraine Crisis Pauses Russian Fertilizer Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42578-doors-open-for-ocp-as-ukraine-crisis-pauses-russian-fertilizer-exports.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2026-07-30 | [Iran War Is Driving a Wave of Demand for CME Fertilizer Futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18669-iran-war-is-driving-a-wave-of-demand-for-cme-fertilizer-futures.md) | -4.0% | -1.5% |
| UREA | 2023-01-10 | [A transformed fertilizer market is needed in response to the food crisis in Africa \| Netherlands for the World Bank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37718-a-transformed-fertilizer-market-is-needed-in-response-to-the-food-crisis-in.md) | -2.9% | -23.4% |
| UREA | 2026-02-17 | [China and Iran Redraw Fertilizer Trade Lines](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20529-china-and-iran-redraw-fertilizer-trade-lines.md) | +0.3% | +31.4% |
| CORN | 2026-07-02 | [Iran war: From fertilizer to food crisis? \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18269-iran-war-from-fertilizer-to-food-crisis-ifpri.md) | +0.8% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2026-03-23 | [Corn Prices: Crop Hits Two-Week High as Iran War Threatens Fertilizer Supply - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20182-corn-prices-crop-hits-two-week-high-as-iran-war-threatens-fertilizer-supply.md) | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2026-04-01 | [US corn planting seen down, soy acres up as Iran war inflates costs, analysts say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20180-us-corn-planting-seen-down-soy-acres-up-as-iran-war-inflates-costs-analysts-say.md) | -1.7% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- agfundernews.com: https://agfundernews.com/fertilizer-spike-adds-up-to-35-acre-for-us-corn-as-iran-crisis-deepens

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