# EU strategy on fertilisers | EESC

> The Fertilizer Institute's market intelligence director outlines factors behind rising U.S. fertilizer prices, including natural gas costs near $7.80 per MMBtu and sulfur shortages affecting phosphate production. He also cites Russian export quotas, sanctions on Belarus, and the Belarus-Russia potash transit arrangement.

- Date: 2022-10-31 · published 2022-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39052-eu-strategy-on-fertilisers-eesc
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher natural gas and sulfur costs keep nitrogen and phosphate prices elevated, raising the cost of grain and oilseed production and supporting feed ingredient prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-05-31 | [Why fertiliser prices are soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41723-why-fertiliser-prices-are-soaring.md) | -8.8% | -13.2% |
| UREA | 2026-04-09 | [Iran war’s impact on fertilizer and fuel \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20032-iran-war-s-impact-on-fertilizer-and-fuel-reuters.md) | +2.4% | -12.4% |
| UREA | 2022-02-24 | [US fertilizer suppliers withdraw offers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43003-us-fertilizer-suppliers-withdraw-offers.md) | +20.1% | +41.3% |
| UREA | 2022-07-27 | [Fertiliser Market Update — Bartholomews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5033-fertiliser-market-update-bartholomews.md) | +16.4% | +13.6% |
| 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% |
| DAP | 2022-05-31 | [Why fertiliser prices are soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41723-why-fertiliser-prices-are-soaring.md) | -4.4% | -0.9% |
| DAP | 2022-02-24 | [US fertilizer suppliers withdraw offers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43003-us-fertilizer-suppliers-withdraw-offers.md) | +20.4% | +33.1% |
| DAP | 2026-02-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise on supply chain issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20532-fertilizer-prices-rise-on-supply-chain-issues.md) | -0.3% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- eesc.europa.eu: https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions/eu-strategy-fertilisers

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