# How the war in Ukraine is affecting the world's supply of fertilizer : NPR

> NPR reports that the war in Ukraine has created a global fertilizer shortage, with much of the world's supply coming from Russia. Supply interruptions and high prices are affecting farms far from the conflict, including a small farm in Kenya.

- Date: 2022-09-28 · published 2022-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39891-how-the-war-in-ukraine-is-affecting-the-world-s-supply-of-fertilizer-npr
- 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

Reduced fertilizer availability and higher costs threaten crop yields and food supply, supporting grain and oilseed prices over the longer term.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-03-26 | [U.S. farmers worry about fertilizer supply due to war with Iran : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20466-u-s-farmers-worry-about-fertilizer-supply-due-to-war-with-iran-npr.md) | +10.4% | +11.0% |
| UREA | 2022-10-04 | [How the Russia-Ukraine War Fueled Record Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39051-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-fueled-record-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.6% | -13.7% |
| UREA | 2022-03-15 | [Russia-Ukraine War Drives World Wholesale Fertilizer Prices Higher - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5511-russia-ukraine-war-drives-world-wholesale-fertilizer-prices-higher-supply-chain.md) | -1.6% | -0.2% |
| UREA | 2023-02-20 | [World’s fertilizer market in turmoil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37253-world-s-fertilizer-market-in-turmoil.md) | +1.8% | -3.8% |
| UREA | 2022-04-06 | [A fertilizer shortage, worsened by war in Ukraine, is driving up global food prices and scarcity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42132-a-fertilizer-shortage-worsened-by-war-in-ukraine-is-driving-up-global-food.md) | -3.9% | -24.2% |
| DAP | 2022-10-04 | [How the Russia-Ukraine War Fueled Record Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39051-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-fueled-record-fertilizer-prices.md) | -1.7% | -5.5% |
| DAP | 2023-02-20 | [World’s fertilizer market in turmoil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37253-world-s-fertilizer-market-in-turmoil.md) | -5.5% | -1.0% |
| DAP | 2026-03-10 | [Middle East conflict strains fertilizer supply chains \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20099-middle-east-conflict-strains-fertilizer-supply-chains-world-fertilizer.md) | -0.9% | +10.2% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2022/09/28/1125525861/how-the-war-in-ukraine-is-affecting-the-worlds-supply-of-fertilizer

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