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From January 2026 the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) applies to imported fertilizers, requiring importers to buy carbon certificates. Argus estimates fertilizers take about 14% of a French wheat grower's budget, and importers may pass the new levies on to farmers.
Farmers may cut fertilizer use as a result.
Higher import costs for urea and other nitrogen products raise EU production costs and could lower application rates, which may trim yields and support grain prices over the medium term.
argusmedia.comClaudia JacksonJan 5, 2026After 129 past bullish policy events, Urea moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -1.3% to +2.3%), and +1.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
