# Hurricane Ian Threatens Florida Fertilizer Production, Could Boost Food Costs - Bloomberg

> Hurricane Ian is forecast to strike Florida, where much of the US phosphate fertilizer production and phosphate rock mining is concentrated. The storm threatens operations at mines and processing facilities.

- Date: 2022-09-27 · published 2022-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39878-hurricane-ian-threatens-florida-fertilizer-production-could-boost-food-costs
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Disruption to US phosphate output would tighten domestic supply at a time when fertilizer costs are already high, likely lifting DAP and phosphate rock prices. Higher fertilizer costs also feed into higher food costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2024-10-09 | [Florida fertilizer plants, grain mills close as Hurricane Milton nears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28178-florida-fertilizer-plants-grain-mills-close-as-hurricane-milton-nears.md) | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| DAP | 2019-12-19 | [Mosaic to cut fertilizer production as weather dampens demand - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55522-mosaic-to-cut-fertilizer-production-as-weather-dampens-demand-country-guide.md) | +4.8% | +7.0% |
| DAP | 2024-10-13 | [How a hurricane in Florida affects phosphate prices in Saskatchewan \| 980 CJME](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28200-how-a-hurricane-in-florida-affects-phosphate-prices-in-saskatchewan-980-cjme.md) | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| DAP | 2021-07-02 | [Farmer Fertilizer Focus - Potash](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11011-farmer-fertilizer-focus-potash.md) | -0.2% | -2.0% |
| DAP | 2019-07-17 | [Farmers start transplanting paddy despite lack of chemical fertiliser](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58410-farmers-start-transplanting-paddy-despite-lack-of-chemical-fertiliser.md) | -0.6% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-27/ian-threatens-us-fertilizer-output-risking-more-food-inflation

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