# Middle East shipping disruptions could ignite fertilizer prices - Brownfield Ag News

> A missile attack on a British container vessel carrying fertilizer in the Red Sea has led ships to reroute south around Africa, adding time and cost. StoneX's Josh Linville warned of rising tensions in the Persian Gulf, a major nitrogen export route. He noted that about half of globally exported urea comes from the Middle East and North Africa.

- Date: 2024-02-29 · published 2024-02-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31978-middle-east-shipping-disruptions-could-ignite-fertilizer-prices-brownfield-ag
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Longer routes and the risk of Persian Gulf disruption could raise freight costs and cut urea supply, pushing fertilizer prices higher. Buyers should expect upward pressure on nitrogen costs if the situation escalates.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-01-29 | [TFI economist says geopolitics could drive new fertilizer innovation amid supply chain disruptions - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21380-tfi-economist-says-geopolitics-could-drive-new-fertilizer-innovation-amid.md) | +10.7% | +12.6% |
| UREA | 2025-06-24 | [How Middle East Strikes Sent Fertilizer Prices Soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24538-how-middle-east-strikes-sent-fertilizer-prices-soaring.md) | +1.0% | +11.7% |
| UREA | 2024-10-02 | [Middle East tensions add to combustible urea market - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5244-middle-east-tensions-add-to-combustible-urea-market-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.5% | +1.6% |
| UREA | 2024-06-27 | [Analyst remains concerned about nitrogen fertilizer market - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30103-analyst-remains-concerned-about-nitrogen-fertilizer-market-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.1% | -0.7% |
| UREA | 2026-03-02 | [Shipping disrupted in the Middle East \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16876-shipping-disrupted-in-the-middle-east-world-grain.md) | +25.5% | +36.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/middle-east-shipping-disruptions-could-ignite-fertilizer-prices/

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