# No fertilizer price relief expected for this year | The Western Producer

> StoneX's Josh Linville expects nitrogen fertilizer prices to remain high in 2026. He cites unrest in Iran, with Iran as the third-largest urea exporter, and European production running at about 75% of normal. He also flags the Russia/Ukraine war as a risk to Russian nitrogen exports.

- Date: 2026-01-26 · published 2026-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20978-no-fertilizer-price-relief-expected-for-this-year-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent nitrogen cost pressure squeezes farm margins and may curb application rates, with indirect implications for grain supply and feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-03-17 | [Russian gas export ban could see big fertilizer price hike \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42214-russian-gas-export-ban-could-see-big-fertilizer-price-hike-the-western-producer.md) | -1.0% | -1.9% |
| UREA | 2022-07-13 | [Fertilizer prices expected to remain higher for longer :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40825-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-higher-for-longer-content-tap-oan-hoa-chat.md) | -3.4% | +9.3% |
| UREA | 2022-10-04 | [How the Russia-Ukraine War Fueled Record Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39051-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-fueled-record-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.6% | -13.7% |
| UREA | 2026-03-02 | [Iran conflict drives up urea prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4432-iran-conflict-drives-up-urea-prices-the-western-producer.md) | +25.5% | +36.4% |
| UREA | 2026-03-24 | [Global fertilizer prices have reached record levels, but what to expect next?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20479-global-fertilizer-prices-have-reached-record-levels-but-what-to-expect-next.md) | +2.0% | +11.4% |
| DAP | 2022-07-13 | [Fertilizer prices expected to remain higher for longer :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40825-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-higher-for-longer-content-tap-oan-hoa-chat.md) | +1.0% | -5.4% |
| DAP | 2022-10-04 | [How the Russia-Ukraine War Fueled Record Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39051-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-fueled-record-fertilizer-prices.md) | -1.7% | -5.5% |
| DAP | 2026-03-24 | [Global fertilizer prices have reached record levels, but what to expect next?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20479-global-fertilizer-prices-have-reached-record-levels-but-what-to-expect-next.md) | +5.5% | +10.4% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/no-fertilizer-price-relief-expected-for-this-year/

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