# Turbulence in fertiliser markets weighs on crop outlook | articles | ING THINK

> Fertilizer supply fell in 2022 and prices hit record highs, which cut demand globally. Russian, Belarusian, Chinese and EU export declines are pushing buyers to shift to alternative suppliers, and lower application is expected to weigh on crop yields.

- Date: 2022-11-30 · published 2022-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38620-turbulence-in-fertiliser-markets-weighs-on-crop-outlook-articles-ing-think
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced fertilizer use raises uncertainty over the next crop, which supports grain and oilseed futures. Input-cost pressure also squeezes feed margins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-04-23 | [Fertilizer Prices Reach All-Time Highs Amid Turbulent Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42159-fertilizer-prices-reach-all-time-highs-amid-turbulent-market.md) | -18.1% | -19.0% |
| UREA | 2025-06-23 | [Market Talks: Conflict in the Middle East and the outlook for the Brazilian fertilizer market in the 2025-26 crop cycle  \| Argus Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24149-market-talks-conflict-in-the-middle-east-and-the-outlook-for-the-brazilian.md) | +1.4% | +12.4% |
| UREA | 2024-11-06 | [Geopolitics creates volatility in global fertiliser markets - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27323-geopolitics-creates-volatility-in-global-fertiliser-markets-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.8% | -0.5% |
| 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 | 2024-03-25 | [Fertilizer industry weighs up war impacts \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31147-fertilizer-industry-weighs-up-war-impacts-latest-market-news.md) | -12.7% | -19.2% |
| CORN | 2022-04-23 | [Fertilizer Prices Reach All-Time Highs Amid Turbulent Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42159-fertilizer-prices-reach-all-time-highs-amid-turbulent-market.md) | +0.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-03-03 | [Fertilizer Markets Surge Following Escalation in the Middle East - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4435-fertilizer-markets-surge-following-escalation-in-the-middle-east-rfd.md) | +0.7% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2026-04-01 | [The Iran war’s impacts on global fertilizer markets and food production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19643-the-iran-war-s-impacts-on-global-fertilizer-markets-and-food-production.md) | -1.7% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/commodities-outlook-turbulence-in-fertiliser-markets-weighs-on-crop-outlook/

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