# N Supply, Prices Remain Unsettled

> US farmers and retailers are concerned about nitrogen supply and price for 2023. The Russia-Ukraine war and low Mississippi River levels could hurt supply in early 2023. An Illinois farmer and a retailer discussed these risks in a University of Illinois Extension webinar.

- Date: 2022-11-15 · published 2022-11-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38998-n-supply-prices-remain-unsettled
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Low river levels restrict barge movement of fertilizer, which can tighten nitrogen supply and support prices in the US spring season.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-01-28 | [Fertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruption - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21367-fertiliser-prices-start-to-rise-amid-supply-disruption-farmers-weekly.md) | +10.6% | +12.6% |
| UREA | 2022-07-06 | [Fertiliser supply chain \| Maersk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40414-fertiliser-supply-chain-maersk.md) | +2.2% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2020-04-20 | [Precision ag softens fertiliser, chemical supply risk - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53564-precision-ag-softens-fertiliser-chemical-supply-risk-grain-central.md) | -1.8% | -19.6% |
| UREA | 2023-08-10 | [Natural gas prices are spiking again. Here’s why \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34748-natural-gas-prices-are-spiking-again-here-s-why-cnn-business.md) | -0.4% | +6.8% |
| UREA | 2021-09-15 | [U.S. fertilizer prices soar as storms roil industry hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45369-u-s-fertilizer-prices-soar-as-storms-roil-industry-hub.md) | +0.4% | +41.4% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2022/11/15/global-issues-continue-plague-world?referrer=twitter

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