# World’s fertilizer market in turmoil

> A Bloomberg review says Russia, Belarus and China supply most of the world's fertilizers, and the UN flagged fertilizer disruption as a key 2023 food availability risk. A cargo of 20,000 tonnes of Russian fertilizer trapped in Rotterdam was released with UN mediation and shipped to Malawi.

- Date: 2023-02-20 · published 2023-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37253-world-s-fertilizer-market-in-turmoil
- 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

Concentrated fertilizer supply from Russia, Belarus and China keeps nutrient prices vulnerable to geopolitical shocks, which raises the cost base for feed grain production and supports prices for corn and other feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-04-24 | [World’s fertilizer market in turmoil :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36331-world-s-fertilizer-market-in-turmoil-content-tap-oan-hoa-chat-viet-nam-vinachem.md) | +3.2% | +5.6% |
| UREA | 2026-06-02 | [Global Fertilizer Markets Today - IFDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7282-global-fertilizer-markets-today-ifdc.md) | -8.2% | -16.1% |
| UREA | 2026-04-07 | [ICIS provides insight into impacts of US-Iran war on fertilizer markets \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19638-icis-provides-insight-into-impacts-of-us-iran-war-on-fertilizer-markets-world.md) | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| UREA | 2022-05-26 | [Black swan in the Black Sea: fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41329-black-swan-in-the-black-sea-fertilizer.md) | -17.1% | -21.4% |
| UREA | 2026-04-13 | [War Stresses Global Fertilizer Markets \| Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19637-war-stresses-global-fertilizer-markets-rabobank.md) | +1.2% | -13.1% |
| DAP | 2023-04-24 | [World’s fertilizer market in turmoil :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36331-world-s-fertilizer-market-in-turmoil-content-tap-oan-hoa-chat-viet-nam-vinachem.md) | -7.5% | -11.1% |
| DAP | 2026-05-05 | [ICIS reports on newest fertilizer market shifts \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19578-icis-reports-on-newest-fertilizer-market-shifts-world-fertilizer.md) | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| DAP | 2026-06-02 | [Global Fertilizer Markets Today - IFDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7282-global-fertilizer-markets-today-ifdc.md) | -0.3% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/world-s-fertilizer-market-in-turmoil

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