# The Russia-Ukraine war after a year: Impacts on fertilizer production, prices, and trade flows | IFPRI

> IFPRI analysis one year into the Russia-Ukraine war says global fertilizer prices remain high but have fallen significantly from their 2022 peaks. The paper examines how shifting supplies and trade linkages reshaped fertilizer production, prices and flows.

- Date: 2023-03-09 · published 2023-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36783-the-russia-ukraine-war-after-a-year-impacts-on-fertilizer-production-prices-and
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Lower fertilizer costs ease input pressure on farm margins, but prices remain elevated relative to pre-war levels, which keeps feed and crop production costs high.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-06-22 | [Urea fertilizer prices tumble as strait reopens \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19116-urea-fertilizer-prices-tumble-as-strait-reopens-the-western-producer.md) | -2.4% | -3.0% |
| UREA | 2026-04-17 | [Fertilizer Prices Fall After Iran Says Strait Is Open - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20034-fertilizer-prices-fall-after-iran-says-strait-is-open-tt.md) | -2.7% | -17.7% |
| UREA | 2026-07-24 | [WTO data confirms Strait of Hormuz fertilizer trade disruption is easing as urea nears pre-war price — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18655-wto-data-confirms-strait-of-hormuz-fertilizer-trade-disruption-is-easing-as.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2026-06-18 | [Fertilizer, fuel prices drop with all eyes on Strait of Hormuz \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18705-fertilizer-fuel-prices-drop-with-all-eyes-on-strait-of-hormuz-agri-pulse.md) | -3.1% | -4.6% |
| UREA | 2026-06-26 | [Fertilizer shipments begin exiting through Hormuz strait \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18704-fertilizer-shipments-begin-exiting-through-hormuz-strait-the-western-producer.md) | -9.1% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- ifpri.org: https://www.ifpri.org/blog/russia-ukraine-war-after-year-impacts-fertilizer-production-prices-and-trade-flows/

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