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Global fertiliser prices have reached record levels, with urea rising quickly after Iran banned urea and ammonia exports and attacked regional plants. China has suspended superphosphate and DAP exports, and freight costs are pressuring potash suppliers.
Potash prices are falling in China but rising moderately in Brazil and the US.
Higher urea and phosphate costs raise production costs for grain and oilseed growers, which feeds through to feed-ingredient prices. Potash stays comparatively stable, so its price effect is smaller.
graintrade.com.uaMar 24, 2026After 205 past bullish geopolitics events, Urea moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -2.1% to +3.0%), and -0.4% over 20.
After 114 past bullish geopolitics events, DAP moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.3% to +1.2%), and +0.3% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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Record global fertilizer prices and China's suspension of DAP and superphosphate exports remove a major phosphate supplier from the export market, a supply shock that supports DAP prices.
Iran's ban on urea and ammonia exports and attacks on regional plants removed Gulf supply, which sustained the urea rally and could have fed further buying.
