# Market Report 221216 - Genesis Fertilizers

> Genesis Fertilizers reports pressure across fertilizer prices during the holiday lull. Mosaic cut posted potash prices on Dec. 14, and Russia will impose export duties of 23.5% on mineral fertilizers priced above $450/mt from Jan. 1, 2023.

- Date: 2022-12-16 · published 2022-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38180-market-report-221216-genesis-fertilizers
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Russian export duties restrict supply to world markets and could firm prices, while Mosaic's cut signals weaker potash demand.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-12-05 | [Fertilizer market November/December 2025 market report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5186-fertilizer-market-november-december-2025-market-report.md) | +0.6% | +10.9% |
| UREA | 2024-04-24 | [China Reverses Course on Urea Exports - Genesis Fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30662-china-reverses-course-on-urea-exports-genesis-fertilizers.md) | -0.7% | -6.4% |
| UREA | 2025-11-17 | [Market trend - Fertilizer middle market - beginning of](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21860-market-trend-fertilizer-middle-market-beginning-of.md) | -1.2% | -8.5% |
| UREA | 2025-10-22 | [Possible Chinese export restrictions could impact global fertilizer market - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22329-possible-chinese-export-restrictions-could-impact-global-fertilizer-market.md) | +0.5% | +1.7% |
| UREA | 2021-10-05 | [China’s fertilizer exports ban raises worries from global markets - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5907-china-s-fertilizer-exports-ban-raises-worries-from-global-markets-fastmarkets.md) | +6.2% | +11.5% |

## Sources

- genesisfertilizers.com: https://genesisfertilizers.com/2022/12/16/market-report-221216/

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