# Argentina wheat threatened by high urea fertilizer prices due to  Iran war | Reuters

> Argentine farmers are weighing whether to cut wheat planting or fertilizer use as urea prices have nearly doubled due to the Iran war. Some producers may switch to corn, soybeans, barley or oats.

- Date: 2026-04-17 · published 2026-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20035-argentina-wheat-threatened-by-high-urea-fertilizer-prices-due-to-iran-war
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced nitrogen use could lower Argentine wheat yields and output, supporting wheat prices. Shifts to coarse grains would add to corn, barley and oats supply.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-05 | [How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6255-how-the-iran-war-could-create-a-fertiliser-shock-an-often-ignored-global-risk.md) | +1.7% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-21 | [Insight: Wheat prices soar on Ukraine fears, but U.S. growers can't cash in \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6240-insight-wheat-prices-soar-on-ukraine-fears-but-u-s-growers-can-t-cash-in-reuters.md) | +15.8% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-23 | [Winter Wheat Prices Touch 9-Year High on Russia, Ukraine Fears - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42748-winter-wheat-prices-touch-9-year-high-on-russia-ukraine-fears-bloomberg.md) | +6.4% | +26.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-28 | [Corn and wheat prices jump to highest prices in more than three years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12344-corn-and-wheat-prices-jump-to-highest-prices-in-more-than-three-years.md) | +3.3% | +6.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-06 | [A fertilizer shortage, worsened by war in Ukraine, is driving up global food prices and scarcity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42132-a-fertilizer-shortage-worsened-by-war-in-ukraine-is-driving-up-global-food.md) | -2.3% | +3.8% |
| UREA | 2026-03-05 | [Farmers see fertiliser price surge as Iran war blocks exports, threatening losses \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6254-farmers-see-fertiliser-price-surge-as-iran-war-blocks-exports-threatening.md) | +3.0% | +20.1% |
| UREA | 2026-04-15 | [India urea prices double to $1,000 in tender on Iran war shock \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20030-india-urea-prices-double-to-1-000-in-tender-on-iran-war-shock-reuters.md) | -3.8% | -17.2% |
| UREA | 2026-09-01 | [Why higher fertilizer prices are here to stay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17863-why-higher-fertilizer-prices-are-here-to-stay.md) | +1.7% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-wheat-threatened-by-high-urea-fertilizer-prices-due-iran-war-2026-04-17/

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