# A transformed fertilizer market is needed in response to the food crisis in Africa | Netherlands for the World Bank

> A World Bank-linked blog says fertilizer prices have tripled since early 2020 and remain out of reach for many Sub-Saharan African farmers. It cites war-related export disruptions and export restrictions by several countries as factors.

- Date: 2023-01-10 · published 2023-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37718-a-transformed-fertilizer-market-is-needed-in-response-to-the-food-crisis-in
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Export restrictions and high fertilizer costs in developing markets may cut future crop output, supporting grain demand over the longer run.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-02-20 | [World’s fertilizer market in turmoil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37253-world-s-fertilizer-market-in-turmoil.md) | +1.8% | -3.8% |
| UREA | 2023-01-26 | [Global fertilizer shortage is threatening a worldwide food crisis \| Fortune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5865-global-fertilizer-shortage-is-threatening-a-worldwide-food-crisis-fortune.md) | -15.2% | -20.7% |
| UREA | 2026-07-02 | [Iran war: From fertilizer to food crisis? \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18269-iran-war-from-fertilizer-to-food-crisis-ifpri.md) | +2.7% | +12.1% |
| UREA | 2026-04-30 | [World Bank Warns Fertilizer Prices Could Rise More Than 30% in 2026 - Ecofin Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7256-world-bank-warns-fertilizer-prices-could-rise-more-than-30-in-2026-ecofin-agency.md) | -10.0% | -17.6% |
| UREA | 2025-01-21 | [A global look at the fertilizer market - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26814-a-global-look-at-the-fertilizer-market-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.2% | +14.1% |
| DAP | 2023-02-20 | [World’s fertilizer market in turmoil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37253-world-s-fertilizer-market-in-turmoil.md) | -5.5% | -1.0% |
| DAP | 2026-08-11 | [Fertilizer Crisis Response Bulletin #24 – Argus’ Fertilizer Crisis Update - IFDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17861-fertilizer-crisis-response-bulletin-24-argus-fertilizer-crisis-update-ifdc.md) | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- nl4worldbank.org: https://nl4worldbank.org/2023/01/10/a-transformed-fertilizer-market-is-needed-in-response-to-the-food-crisis-in-africa/

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