# Fertiliser Costs Stay High As Hormuz Conflict Drags Into Ninth Month

> 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%.

- Date: 2026-10-30 · published 2026-10-31T10:06:04.853Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/3035-fertiliser-costs-stay-high-as-hormuz-conflict-drags-into-ninth-month
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-07-08 | [Closure of Strait of Hormuz: A Looming Threat to Already High Fertilizer Costs - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24073-closure-of-strait-of-hormuz-a-looming-threat-to-already-high-fertilizer-costs.md) | +2.0% | +11.7% |
| UREA | 2026-03-03 | [Conflict in Iran Ripples Through Global Fertilizer Markets, Raises Prices Even Higher - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4431-conflict-in-iran-ripples-through-global-fertilizer-markets-raises-prices-even.md) | +10.0% | +19.1% |
| UREA | 2026-08-28 | [Wesfarmers says Middle East conflict pushed up fertilizer costs as WesCEF earnings rose 18.5%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5477-wesfarmers-says-middle-east-conflict-pushed-up-fertilizer-costs-as-wescef.md) | +11.5% | +15.0% |
| UREA | 2026-04-27 | [Mideast Urea Output Drops as Fertilizer Shipments Stall in Strait of Hormuz - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10730-mideast-urea-output-drops-as-fertilizer-shipments-stall-in-strait-of-hormuz.md) | -8.8% | -16.4% |
| UREA | 2026-03-03 | [Iran conflict disrupts Gulf fertilizer trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4433-iran-conflict-disrupts-gulf-fertilizer-trade.md) | +10.0% | +19.1% |
| DAP | 2025-07-08 | [Closure of Strait of Hormuz: A Looming Threat to Already High Fertilizer Costs - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24073-closure-of-strait-of-hormuz-a-looming-threat-to-already-high-fertilizer-costs.md) | +0.7% | +10.9% |
| DAP | 2026-09-01 | [Why higher fertilizer prices are here to stay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17863-why-higher-fertilizer-prices-are-here-to-stay.md) | +0.3% | +1.6% |
| DAP | 2026-10-03 | [Morocco’s Fertilizer Industry Hit by Gulf Conflict Despite Vast Phosphate Reserves \| Bladi.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17372-morocco-s-fertilizer-industry-hit-by-gulf-conflict-despite-vast-phosphate.md) | 0.0% | 0.0% |

## Sources

- global-agriculture.com: https://www.global-agriculture.com/crop-nutrition/fertiliser-costs-stay-high-as-hormuz-conflict-drags-into-ninth-month/

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