# Europe slashes fertilizer production | The Western Producer

> The EU's nitrogen fertilizer output is being cut by an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 tonnes per month, according to Argus Media, with plant shutdowns starting in Poland and spreading to producers such as Achema, Yara and Borealis. Less than 30 percent of UAN capacity is expected to run by early fall.

- Date: 2022-09-14 · published 2022-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Europe · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39893-europe-slashes-fertilizer-production-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Deep European curtailments remove a large share of global nitrogen supply, supporting fertilizer prices and raising production costs for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-01-25 | [Best not to put off urea, phosphate purchases \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4574-best-not-to-put-off-urea-phosphate-purchases-the-western-producer.md) | +13.3% | +12.3% |
| UREA | 2024-05-01 | [All Eight Major Fertilizer Prices Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31059-all-eight-major-fertilizer-prices-higher.md) | -6.9% | -5.8% |
| UREA | 2021-03-30 | [Fertilizer price surge shows signs of a top…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48046-fertilizer-price-surge-shows-signs-of-a-top.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| UREA | 2026-01-28 | [Fertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruption - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21367-fertiliser-prices-start-to-rise-amid-supply-disruption-farmers-weekly.md) | +10.6% | +12.6% |
| UREA | 2021-09-15 | [U.S. fertilizer prices soar as storms roil industry hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45369-u-s-fertilizer-prices-soar-as-storms-roil-industry-hub.md) | +0.4% | +41.4% |
| CORN | 2019-03-22 | [Grain, Fertilizer Transportation: MS River Flooding Prevents Barge Movement - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59983-grain-fertilizer-transportation-ms-river-flooding-prevents-barge-movement-proag.md) | -1.9% | -4.8% |
| CORN | 2022-08-21 | [Black Sea dry bulk trade resumes as spot grains, fertilizer cargoes enter market - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39922-black-sea-dry-bulk-trade-resumes-as-spot-grains-fertilizer-cargoes-enter-market.md) | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2025-04-03 | [Marine sector provides food security for Ukraine - European Business Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14214-marine-sector-provides-food-security-for-ukraine-european-business-association.md) | +2.2% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/europe-slashes-fertilizer-production/

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