DTN's US retail survey for mid-October showed anhydrous ammonia at $987 a ton, up 5% month on month and 18% year on year. Urea rose to $674 a ton, and potash, MAP and DAP posted year-on-year gains of 2% to 5%.
Persistent fertilizer cost increases tied to Hormuz supply disruption raise input costs for grain and feed production, supporting nitrogen and phosphate prices and potentially reducing planted acreage.
After 205 past bullish geopolitics events, Urea moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -2.1% to +3.0%), and -0.4% over 20.
After 114 past bullish geopolitics events, DAP moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.3% to +1.2%), and +0.3% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 323 past bullish geopolitics events, Corn moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.5% to +2.9%), and +0.9% 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.