# US ag secretary seeking ways to curb fertilizer costs | Latest Market News

> US Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins said she is exploring options to keep fertilizer costs down ahead of spring planting. She said an announcement on solutions is close but gave no specific measures. Urea at New Orleans rose from $585/st on 6 March to $645/st, and about 25pc of US growers had not yet booked fertilizer.

- Date: 2024-03-25 · published 2024-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31522-us-ag-secretary-seeking-ways-to-curb-fertilizer-costs-latest-market-news
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Possible government intervention could cap or offset nitrogen price gains, but unbooked demand keeps spring urea buying exposed to further price increases. Corn and soybean planting mix decisions depend on the outcome.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-01-05 | [Shake-up in EU fertilizer pricing to hit farmer costs \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20991-shake-up-in-eu-fertilizer-pricing-to-hit-farmer-costs-latest-market-news.md) | +1.7% | +14.0% |
| UREA | 2021-10-29 | [Farming News - Fertiliser Market Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44876-farming-news-fertiliser-market-update.md) | +7.4% | +19.2% |
| UREA | 2024-03-25 | [US senator presses CF on soaring nitrogen prices \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31523-us-senator-presses-cf-on-soaring-nitrogen-prices-latest-market-news.md) | -12.7% | -19.2% |
| UREA | 2025-06-16 | [Fertilizer Markets Steady as EU Announces New Russia Tariffs \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24532-fertilizer-markets-steady-as-eu-announces-new-russia-tariffs-cz-app.md) | +3.6% | +14.9% |
| UREA | 2025-11-17 | [Market trend - Fertilizer middle market - beginning of](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21860-market-trend-fertilizer-middle-market-beginning-of.md) | -1.2% | -8.5% |

## Sources

- argusmedia.com: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2801177-us-ag-secretary-seeking-ways-to-curb-fertilizer-costs

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