# Addressing the fertiliser Crisis in Europe: Actions for availability, affordability, and sustainability

> The European Economic and Social Committee adopted an opinion on the EU fertiliser strategy, calling the fertiliser crisis critical and urging emergency support such as state aid for nitrogen producers and farmers. The opinion argues that availability and affordability must be secured.

- Date: 2023-03-29 · published 2023-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36788-addressing-the-fertiliser-crisis-in-europe-actions-for-availability
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

EU policy support could ease domestic fertilizer costs for European livestock and crop producers, but it does not change global supply tightness.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-02-10 | [Ensuring fertilisers are available and affordable in the EU \| Epthinktank \| European Parliament](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37254-ensuring-fertilisers-are-available-and-affordable-in-the-eu-epthinktank.md) | +1.6% | -2.7% |
| UREA | 2022-06-08 | [Short-term policy considerations to respond to Russia-Ukraine crisis disruptions in fertilizer availability and affordability \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40879-short-term-policy-considerations-to-respond-to-russia-ukraine-crisis.md) | -4.3% | -3.3% |
| UREA | 2023-04-18 | [Why stabilising the fertiliser market matters for Europe’s food industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36741-why-stabilising-the-fertiliser-market-matters-for-europe-s-food-industry.md) | +1.5% | +6.3% |
| UREA | 2020-09-06 | [There is no fertiliser crisis in the country: Agriculture minister \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51418-there-is-no-fertiliser-crisis-in-the-country-agriculture-minister-the-business.md) | -1.5% | -6.0% |
| UREA | 2020-09-24 | [Corruption and Nepal’s chronic fertiliser crisis - Nepali Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10531-corruption-and-nepal-s-chronic-fertiliser-crisis-nepali-times.md) | -5.3% | -4.6% |
| DAP | 2022-06-08 | [Short-term policy considerations to respond to Russia-Ukraine crisis disruptions in fertilizer availability and affordability \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40879-short-term-policy-considerations-to-respond-to-russia-ukraine-crisis.md) | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| DAP | 2023-04-18 | [Why stabilising the fertiliser market matters for Europe’s food industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36741-why-stabilising-the-fertiliser-market-matters-for-europe-s-food-industry.md) | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| DAP | 2022-10-21 | [Fertilizer prices ease but is affordability a thing of the past: A deep dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39054-fertilizer-prices-ease-but-is-affordability-a-thing-of-the-past-a-deep-dive.md) | -0.1% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- eesc.europa.eu: https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/news/addressing-fertiliser-crisis-europe-actions-availability-affordability-and-sustainability

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