# U.N. pushes for global fertilizer price cut to avoid 'future crisis' | Reuters

> The U.N. is pushing for a global cut in fertilizer prices to head off a future crisis, according to a Reuters report. The article text is truncated and gives few specifics beyond the call itself.

- Date: 2022-10-03 · published 2022-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39049-u-n-pushes-for-global-fertilizer-price-cut-to-avoid-future-crisis-reuters
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Fertilizer costs feed directly into farmers' planting decisions and corn and wheat production in later seasons, so a coordinated price cut would ease input pressure but is unlikely to move grain prices quickly.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-04-24 | [Global fertiliser prices set to drop but gas risks cause concern \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5022-global-fertiliser-prices-set-to-drop-but-gas-risks-cause-concern-farm-online-act.md) | -0.7% | -6.4% |
| UREA | 2023-01-18 | [Softening global prices to cut fertiliser subsidy in FY24: Secy \| Financial Express Mumbai - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38107-softening-global-prices-to-cut-fertiliser-subsidy-in-fy24-secy-financial.md) | -1.1% | -21.7% |
| UREA | 2025-06-26 | [China to Relax Urea Export Ban, Easing Global Price Pressure - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24142-china-to-relax-urea-export-ban-easing-global-price-pressure-bloomberg.md) | +5.4% | +11.3% |
| UREA | 2026-09-01 | [The global nitrogen fertilizer market is gradually stabilizing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5474-the-global-nitrogen-fertilizer-market-is-gradually-stabilizing.md) | +1.7% | +3.9% |
| UREA | 2022-07-18 | [U.S. panel rejects duties on fertilizers from Russia, Trinidad and Tobago](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40416-u-s-panel-rejects-duties-on-fertilizers-from-russia-trinidad-and-tobago.md) | -1.6% | +11.6% |
| DAP | 2022-05-18 | [Global fertiliser rates soften after India’s cap on prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41715-global-fertiliser-rates-soften-after-india-s-cap-on-prices.md) | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| DAP | 2024-04-24 | [Global fertiliser prices set to drop but gas risks cause concern \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5022-global-fertiliser-prices-set-to-drop-but-gas-risks-cause-concern-farm-online-act.md) | -12.3% | -4.6% |
| DAP | 2020-05-09 | [KNTC-OCP Partnership Aims to Stabilize Fertiliser Prices for Kenyan Farmers — Nyakundi Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53453-kntc-ocp-partnership-aims-to-stabilize-fertiliser-prices-for-kenyan-farmers.md) | -0.8% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/un-pushes-global-fertilizer-price-cut-avoid-future-crisis-2022-10-03/

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