# Russia supply shock forces rethink for chemicals and fertiliser groups

> The Financial Times reports that Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Western sanctions and energy price shocks have disrupted chemicals and fertilizer supply chains. Russia supplies a large share of global ammonia nitrate, potash and other fertilizer components.

- Date: 2022-11-17 · published 2022-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38625-russia-supply-shock-forces-rethink-for-chemicals-and-fertiliser-groups
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Concentrated Russian supply and sanctions-driven disruption keep fertilizer costs elevated, which pressures farm margins and supports grain prices through reduced input use.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-03-23 | [Insight: As sanctions bite Russia, fertilizer shortage imperils world food supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42210-insight-as-sanctions-bite-russia-fertilizer-shortage-imperils-world-food-supply.md) | +0.4% | -0.7% |
| UREA | 2026-02-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise on supply chain issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20532-fertilizer-prices-rise-on-supply-chain-issues.md) | +0.1% | +31.0% |
| UREA | 2026-03-21 | [Fertilizer Shock Escalates as New Supply Risks Emerge - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20098-fertilizer-shock-escalates-as-new-supply-risks-emerge-bloomberg.md) | +1.9% | +11.9% |
| UREA | 2026-04-07 | [SunSirs: Global Fertilizer Prices Soar, While China Maintains Ample Supply and Remains a Price Haven - ChemNet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9778-sunsirs-global-fertilizer-prices-soar-while-china-maintains-ample-supply-and.md) | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| UREA | 2022-03-26 | [Fertiliser companies dig in for hard times amid Russia-Ukraine war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42573-fertiliser-companies-dig-in-for-hard-times-amid-russia-ukraine-war.md) | +8.1% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- ft.com: https://www.ft.com/content/d23f4a3e-e7a4-487c-b27a-a4fa402fbdeb

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