# Fertilizer Prices Fall After Iran Says Strait Is Open - TT

> Urea fell about 18% to $640 a ton in New Orleans after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial traffic. Stranded cargoes will still take more than a month to reach the US Gulf and Midwest.

- Date: 2026-04-17 · published 2026-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20034-fertilizer-prices-fall-after-iran-says-strait-is-open-tt
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Expected resumption of Gulf supply pressures urea prices lower, though near-term relief is limited by shipping delays. Lower input costs may support a return to larger planted acreage later.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-06-22 | [Urea fertilizer prices tumble as strait reopens \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19116-urea-fertilizer-prices-tumble-as-strait-reopens-the-western-producer.md) | -2.4% | -3.0% |
| UREA | 2026-06-18 | [Fertilizer, fuel prices drop with all eyes on Strait of Hormuz \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18705-fertilizer-fuel-prices-drop-with-all-eyes-on-strait-of-hormuz-agri-pulse.md) | -3.1% | -4.6% |
| UREA | 2023-03-09 | [The Russia-Ukraine war after a year: Impacts on fertilizer production, prices, and trade flows \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36783-the-russia-ukraine-war-after-a-year-impacts-on-fertilizer-production-prices-and.md) | +2.8% | +5.7% |
| UREA | 2026-07-24 | [WTO data confirms Strait of Hormuz fertilizer trade disruption is easing as urea nears pre-war price — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18655-wto-data-confirms-strait-of-hormuz-fertilizer-trade-disruption-is-easing-as.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2026-08-25 | [UN proposes Oman-based mechanism to restore fertilizer transit through Strait of Hormuz — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18193-un-proposes-oman-based-mechanism-to-restore-fertilizer-transit-through-strait.md) | +11.1% | +16.2% |

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/fertilizer-prices-drop-hormuz

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