# Fertilizer prices stabilize amid lower input costs and trade shifts

> The World Bank's fertilizer price index was roughly flat in Q4 2024, up about 1% quarter on quarter but down more than 17% year on year. The bank projects further declines in 2025 before stabilization in 2026, while prices stay above 2015-19 levels.

- Date: 2025-01-15 · published 2025-01-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26436-fertilizer-prices-stabilize-amid-lower-input-costs-and-trade-shifts
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Lower input costs and ample supply point to softer nitrogen prices, which eases feed-grain production costs over the coming year. Upside risks remain from natural gas costs and any delay in Chinese export resumption.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-07-08 | [Fertilizer prices edge lower amid lower input costs and improved production prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29612-fertilizer-prices-edge-lower-amid-lower-input-costs-and-improved-production.md) | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| UREA | 2024-05-15 | [Retail Fertilizer Prices Mixed; More Are Lower Than Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30186-retail-fertilizer-prices-mixed-more-are-lower-than-higher.md) | +0.2% | +2.3% |
| UREA | 2023-04-13 | [Latest Data Shows Drop in Fertilizer Prices - MiningNewsWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5939-latest-data-shows-drop-in-fertilizer-prices-miningnewswire.md) | +0.6% | +2.8% |
| UREA | 2023-01-26 | [AgriMarketing.com - DTN Reports Fertilizer Prices Have Fallen To Their Lowest Level In 15 Months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5868-agrimarketing-com-dtn-reports-fertilizer-prices-have-fallen-to-their-lowest.md) | -15.2% | -20.7% |
| UREA | 2023-12-17 | [International Fertilizer Price Report: Nov 2023 Updates and Analysis -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33042-international-fertilizer-price-report-nov-2023-updates-and-analysis.md) | +1.6% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- blogs.worldbank.org: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/fertilizer-prices-stabilize-amid-lower-input-costs-and-trade-shi

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