# AgriMarketing.com - Rabobank: Global Fertilizer Growth Expected Despite Market Challenges

> Rabobank says farmer fertilizer costs are returning to pre-Ukraine war levels while commodity prices fall, squeezing operating margins below the two-year average. The bank expects fertilizer use growth to persist despite these headwinds and geopolitical risks.

- Date: 2024-04-29 · published 2024-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30659-agrimarketing-com-rabobank-global-fertilizer-growth-expected-despite-market
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Thinner farm margins may lead growers to cut crop area and input spending, which weighs on fertilizer demand and keeps prices under pressure. Lower grain prices also reduce feed input costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-10-28 | [Semi-Annual Global Fertilizer Outlook - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22326-semi-annual-global-fertilizer-outlook-rabobank.md) | +5.1% | +1.1% |
| 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 | 2024-09-11 | [global fertilizer demand set to see little growth \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28223-global-fertilizer-demand-set-to-see-little-growth-world-fertilizer.md) | +0.3% | +5.9% |
| UREA | 2020-07-03 | [Global fertilizer prices expected to remain low over second half of 2020 - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52429-global-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-low-over-second-half-of-2020.md) | +2.2% | +10.3% |
| UREA | 2022-12-07 | [Rabobank: Fertilizer Markets May Start to Settle in 2023 - Northern Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38533-rabobank-fertilizer-markets-may-start-to-settle-in-2023-northern-ag-network.md) | -3.6% | -12.4% |
| DAP | 2026-04-07 | [Semi-Annual Global Fertilizer Outlook - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20027-semi-annual-global-fertilizer-outlook-rabobank.md) | +0.7% | +5.9% |
| DAP | 2025-10-28 | [Semi-Annual Global Fertilizer Outlook - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22326-semi-annual-global-fertilizer-outlook-rabobank.md) | -3.9% | -6.1% |
| DAP | 2025-11-05 | [Global fertilizer prices expected to rise 21% in 2025 - Ecofin Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6229-global-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-rise-21-in-2025-ecofin-agency.md) | +0.2% | -11.9% |

## Sources

- agrimarketing.com: https://www.agrimarketing.com/s/149428
- americanagnetwork.com: https://www.americanagnetwork.com/2024/04/30/global-fertilizer-growth-expected-despite-challenges/

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