# Fertilizer factors

> Fertilizer prices have eased from record highs reached earlier in 2022, and natural gas prices have also declined. Mass closures of European fertilizer plants are expected to constrain future supply, and the article argues that affordability remains a concern for farmers.

- Date: 2022-10-14 · published 2022-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39053-fertilizer-factors
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Easing fertilizer and gas prices lower farm costs at the margin, but European plant closures could keep supply tight and limit how far input prices fall.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼
- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- iasoybeans.com: https://www.iasoybeans.com/newsroom/article/isr-october-2022-fertilizer-factors

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