# Fertilizer markets struggle with supply constraints, farmer affordability | CoBank | Cooperative. Connected. Committed.

> CoBank reports that fertilizer markets face supply constraints and farmer affordability pressures, with growers cautious in US and Brazil purchasing. It notes that the 2025 harvest depleted soil phosphate and potash, and that producers expect higher nitrogen volumes but flat potash and slightly lower phosphate volumes in 2026.

- Date: 2025-12-10 · published 2025-12-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21421-fertilizer-markets-struggle-with-supply-constraints-farmer-affordability-cobank
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Cautious buying and balanced 2026 volumes suggest that fertilizer prices will stay moderated in the near term, with replenishment demand offering some support later.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- POTASH: neutral

## Sources

- cobank.com: https://www.cobank.com/knowledge-exchange/fertilizer-markets-struggle-with-supply-constraints-farmer-affordability

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