# What's driving urea prices for farmers? | Global Perspective | The Land | NSW

> Rabobank analysis says urea, phosphate and potash prices in Australian dollar terms rose strongly over the past year, with urea up 18.3% year-on-year. The Australian dollar has fallen about 8% over five months, and natural gas feedstock volatility is adding to urea supply pressure.

- Date: 2025-02-27 · published 2025-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26363-what-s-driving-urea-prices-for-farmers-global-perspective-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Currency weakness and gas-linked feedstock costs are keeping fertiliser prices high for importers, limiting downside. Feed producers face higher input costs for crops.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- AUDUSD: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-03-02 | [What’s driving up higher urea prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25510-what-s-driving-up-higher-urea-prices.md) | -3.6% | -4.7% |
| UREA | 2021-10-01 | [Explainer: What's behind the wild surges in global LNG prices and the risks ahead \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44761-explainer-what-s-behind-the-wild-surges-in-global-lng-prices-and-the-risks.md) | +26.3% | +29.3% |
| UREA | 2022-08-10 | [Urea demand grows on both price and supply issues - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40351-urea-demand-grows-on-both-price-and-supply-issues-farmers-weekly.md) | +0.4% | +11.1% |
| UREA | 2023-09-19 | [Global supply constraints push up UK fertiliser prices - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34019-global-supply-constraints-push-up-uk-fertiliser-prices-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.5% | -6.2% |
| UREA | 2021-10-19 | [Nitrogen prices erupt due to ‘perfect storm’ of global forces \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44878-nitrogen-prices-erupt-due-to-perfect-storm-of-global-forces-capital-press.md) | -2.5% | +10.5% |
| DAP | 2022-01-19 | [High natural gas prices could lead to spike in food costs through fertilizer link \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43069-high-natural-gas-prices-could-lead-to-spike-in-food-costs-through-fertilizer.md) | -0.5% | +1.7% |
| DAP | 2022-01-31 | [Fertilizer Price Increases: Should Farmers be Worried?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43465-fertilizer-price-increases-should-farmers-be-worried.md) | +5.6% | +29.9% |
| DAP | 2022-04-25 | [High fertilizer prices contribute to rising global food security concerns \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41764-high-fertilizer-prices-contribute-to-rising-global-food-security-concerns-ifpri.md) | -7.9% | -10.0% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/8903432/whats-driving-urea-prices-for-farmers-global-perspective/

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