# Fertilizer makers in for another slow quarter as demand wilts | Reuters

> Reuters reports that fertilizer makers expect another slow quarter as demand weakens. The text notes that the war in Ukraine raised energy prices, which increased farmers' production costs and forced them to cut fertilizer spending.

- Date: 2023-02-15 · published 2023-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37641-fertilizer-makers-in-for-another-slow-quarter-as-demand-wilts-reuters
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Weak fertilizer demand signals softer nutrient prices ahead, which lowers input costs for feed producers and farmers planting grain crops.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/fertilizer-makers-another-slow-quarter-demand-wilts-2023-02-15/

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