# The Impact of Fertilizer Prices on Africa - APRI – Africa Policy Research Institute

> An APRI policy brief examines how the Ukraine war has pushed up fertilizer prices sharply in 2022 compared with 2021, with Russia and Ukraine being major fertilizer suppliers to African countries. It argues food prices across Africa have risen steadily as a result and that African governments should invest in domestic fertilizer manufacturing rather than rely on short-term input subsidies.

- Date: 2022-10-05 · published 2022-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39455-the-impact-of-fertilizer-prices-on-africa-apri-africa-policy-research-institute
- 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

Higher fertilizer costs squeeze farm margins and can cut future planted area and yields, supporting a firmer outlook for grain prices over time. For feed buyers the impact is mostly indirect and longer-term.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-03-21 | [Who’s afraid of high fertilizer prices? \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31144-who-s-afraid-of-high-fertilizer-prices-ifpri.md) | -0.4% | -19.1% |
| 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 | 2024-10-14 | [Hurricanes Trigger Higher Fertilizer Prices - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28192-hurricanes-trigger-higher-fertilizer-prices-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | -0.4% | -6.2% |
| UREA | 2026-04-01 | [Fertilizer Prices Have ‘Significant’ Rise After Attack on Iran](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5105-fertilizer-prices-have-significant-rise-after-attack-on-iran.md) | +10.6% | +7.6% |
| 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 | 2026-04-01 | [Fertilizer Prices Have ‘Significant’ Rise After Attack on Iran](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5105-fertilizer-prices-have-significant-rise-after-attack-on-iran.md) | +4.0% | +4.3% |
| 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% |
| DAP | 2021-07-22 | [Ukraine may restrict the import of fertilizers from Belarus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45999-ukraine-may-restrict-the-import-of-fertilizers-from-belarus.md) | -0.1% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- afripoli.org: https://afripoli.org/the-impact-of-fertilizer-prices-on-africa

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