# Ensuring fertilisers are available and affordable in the EU | Epthinktank | European Parliament

> A European Parliament research briefing outlines how EU fertiliser availability and affordability depend on natural gas for nitrogen production and on imported potassium and phosphorus. It notes that the 2021 energy price spike and the Russian invasion of Ukraine drove fertiliser prices higher.

- Date: 2023-02-10 · published 2023-02-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37254-ensuring-fertilisers-are-available-and-affordable-in-the-eu-epthinktank
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

The EU's reliance on gas-based nitrogen production links fertiliser costs to energy markets, which affects feed grain production costs and the price outlook for corn and wheat.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral
- NATGAS: neutral

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| UREA | 2021-02-01 | [Significant increase in fertiliser subsidy as Budget sidesteps reform](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12942-significant-increase-in-fertiliser-subsidy-as-budget-sidesteps-reform.md) | -4.3% | +0.7% |
| UREA | 2022-12-06 | [Fertilizer subsidy bill in FY23 seen at ₹2.3-2.5 lakh cr.; may drop  25% in FY24: FAI - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38551-fertilizer-subsidy-bill-in-fy23-seen-at-2-3-2-5-lakh-cr-may-drop-25-in-fy24-fai.md) | -0.8% | -8.9% |
| NATGAS | 2017-02-16 | [FTC Preserves Competition in Merger of Enbridge Inc. and Spectra Energy Corp \| Federal Trade Commission](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72699-ftc-preserves-competition-in-merger-of-enbridge-inc-and-spectra-energy-corp.md) | -13.0% | +2.1% |
| NATGAS | 2018-03-26 | [Transco's Northeast Supply Enhancement Project Gets Favorable DEIS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66184-transco-s-northeast-supply-enhancement-project-gets-favorable-deis.md) | +5.1% | +6.7% |
| NATGAS | 2024-02-28 | [Assessing the Domestic Energy Price Impact of LNG Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31846-assessing-the-domestic-energy-price-impact-of-lng-exports.md) | +9.7% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- epthinktank.eu: https://epthinktank.eu/2023/02/10/ensuring-fertilisers-are-available-and-affordable-in-the-eu/

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