# Corn Prices: Crop Hits Two-Week High as Iran War Threatens Fertilizer Supply - Bloomberg

> Corn futures rose to a two-week high on Monday as disrupted fertilizer supplies from the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz raised doubts about the size of the upcoming US crop. Trump had threatened to escalate the war if the strait was not reopened within 48 hours.

- Date: 2026-03-23 · published 2026-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20182-corn-prices-crop-hits-two-week-high-as-iran-war-threatens-fertilizer-supply
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Fertilizer supply disruption raises the risk of lower US corn yields or acreage, supporting corn prices and feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-09 | [Crop Prices Jump as War Snarls Trade and Risks Tightening Supply - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20242-crop-prices-jump-as-war-snarls-trade-and-risks-tightening-supply-bloomberg.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2026-03-21 | [Fertilizer Shock Escalates as New Supply Risks Emerge - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20098-fertilizer-shock-escalates-as-new-supply-risks-emerge-bloomberg.md) | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2022-03-04 | [Wheat Mounts Historic Week as War Sparks Deepening Supply Fears - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42307-wheat-mounts-historic-week-as-war-sparks-deepening-supply-fears-bloomberg.md) | +0.8% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 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) | +5.2% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2022-02-25 | [Nitrogen Fertilizer Jumps by Record on Russian Supply Concerns - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43019-nitrogen-fertilizer-jumps-by-record-on-russian-supply-concerns-bloomberg.md) | +6.6% | +10.3% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-23/corn-hits-two-week-high-as-iran-war-threatens-fertilizer-supply

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