# US, Canadian farmers face soaring fertilizer prices amid Trump trade war

> Reuters reports that US and Canadian farmers are facing sharply higher fertilizer costs as the Trump trade war takes hold. Potash rose from $303 to $348 per short ton between January 3 and February 28, ahead of the tariffs. Canada relies on US phosphate supplies because alternatives such as Morocco are distant and hard to source.

- Date: 2025-03-07 · published 2025-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25504-us-canadian-farmers-face-soaring-fertilizer-prices-amid-trump-trade-war
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff-driven import costs raise input prices for North American producers, which can squeeze margins and shift planting economics. Higher potash and phosphate costs are bullish for fertilizer-linked prices and can feed through to feed grain costs over time.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-canadian-farmers-face-soaring-fertilizer-prices-amid-trump-trade-war-2025-03-07/

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