# Global tensions, market uncertainty, higher input costs drive fertilizer prices higher | An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau

> AMIS October Market Monitor says fertilizer prices rose in September, driven by Indian market strength and uncertainty over Chinese exports. China reportedly asked some manufacturers to suspend urea exports after domestic prices surged, and India made an unexpected purchase tender.

- Date: 2023-10-10 · published 2023-10-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33538-global-tensions-market-uncertainty-higher-input-costs-drive-fertilizer-prices
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Any sustained cut in Chinese urea exports tightens global nitrogen supply and pushes fertilizer costs up for feed grain producers ahead of the Northern Hemisphere fall application season.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-07-14 | [Global Fertilizer Market Brief – Price Fluctuations, Trade Shifts & Policy Focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23688-global-fertilizer-market-brief-price-fluctuations-trade-shifts-and-policy-focus.md) | +0.7% | +4.9% |
| UREA | 2021-07-23 | [Potential Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties on UAN Solutions Raise Eyebrows \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45997-potential-countervailing-and-anti-dumping-duties-on-uan-solutions-raise.md) | -0.7% | -2.5% |
| UREA | 2025-08-27 | [Brazil fertilizer imports reach record high in July amid global trade tensions — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23641-brazil-fertilizer-imports-reach-record-high-in-july-amid-global-trade-tensions.md) | -7.0% | -8.8% |
| UREA | 2026-05-01 | [US buyers redirect imported fertilizer overseas as Iran war drives up global prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20033-us-buyers-redirect-imported-fertilizer-overseas-as-iran-war-drives-up-global.md) | -11.0% | -18.0% |
| UREA | 2025-08-28 | [Sticky input prices and short supplies: What's keeping fertilizer costs high? - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23627-sticky-input-prices-and-short-supplies-what-s-keeping-fertilizer-costs-high.md) | -7.5% | -8.9% |

## Sources

- michiganfarmnews.com: https://www.michiganfarmnews.com/global-tensions-market-uncertainty-higher-input-costs-drive-fertilizer-prices-higher

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