# Iran war’s impact on fertilizer and fuel | Reuters

> Researchers say urea prices rose by about $80 a ton from roughly $470 before the Iran war began. Nitrogen fertilizers such as urea are the most exposed near term to the conflict's effect on fuel and fertilizer supply.

- Date: 2026-04-09 · published 2026-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20032-iran-war-s-impact-on-fertilizer-and-fuel-reuters
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Strait of Hormuz disruption cuts supply of a large share of traded nitrogen, keeping urea and related input costs elevated. Higher fertilizer costs can reduce planted area and application rates, which tightens grain supply.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-04-01 | [The Iran war’s impacts on global fertilizer markets and food production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19643-the-iran-war-s-impacts-on-global-fertilizer-markets-and-food-production.md) | +10.6% | +7.6% |
| UREA | 2026-04-07 | [ICIS provides insight into impacts of US-Iran war on fertilizer markets \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19638-icis-provides-insight-into-impacts-of-us-iran-war-on-fertilizer-markets-world.md) | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2026-04-17 | [Argentina wheat threatened by high urea fertilizer prices due to  Iran war \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20035-argentina-wheat-threatened-by-high-urea-fertilizer-prices-due-to-iran-war.md) | -2.7% | -17.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/iran-wars-impact-fertilizer-fuel-2026-04-09/

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