# Limited AN supply sees further move to urea - Farmers Weekly

> UK ammonium nitrate supply is very limited, with merchants estimating 60-70% of spring 2023 nitrogen needs already ordered. CF Fertilisers is delivering well behind schedule and has begun ammonia imports after halting Billingham ammonia production due to high gas prices.

- Date: 2022-09-21 · published 2022-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39895-limited-an-supply-sees-further-move-to-urea-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Tight nitrogen supply and a switch to urea keep fertiliser costs elevated, which pressures margins for UK grain and feed producers and supports urea prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-09-24 | [U.S. Farmers Face Supply Shortages, Higher Costs After Hurricane Ida - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45382-u-s-farmers-face-supply-shortages-higher-costs-after-hurricane-ida-agweb.md) | +6.2% | +39.6% |
| UREA | 2023-04-19 | [Barge operations to stop as Mississippi rises increasing costs to farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16636-barge-operations-to-stop-as-mississippi-rises-increasing-costs-to-farmers.md) | +2.3% | +6.8% |
| UREA | 2022-07-06 | [Fertiliser supply chain \| Maersk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40414-fertiliser-supply-chain-maersk.md) | +2.2% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2024-07-18 | [Canadian Railway Strike Poses Threat to Global Supply Chain \| Food Logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29277-canadian-railway-strike-poses-threat-to-global-supply-chain-food-logistics.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |
| NATGAS | 2022-09-07 | [Global scramble for LNG tankers likely to boost gas prices further](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39771-global-scramble-for-lng-tankers-likely-to-boost-gas-prices-further.md) | +0.7% | -27.1% |
| NATGAS | 2022-09-27 | [Looming Feedstock Prices and Supply Constraints Pressurized the Methionine Prices in the U.S](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39911-looming-feedstock-prices-and-supply-constraints-pressurized-the-methionine.md) | -11.5% | -26.7% |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-29 | [Natural Gas Futures Rally Above $2 on LNG Rebound, Supply Slowdown; Cash Jumps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9862-natural-gas-futures-rally-above-2-on-lng-rebound-supply-slowdown-cash-jumps.md) | +25.8% | +57.3% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/input-prices/limited-an-supply-sees-further-move-to-urea

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