# Global Fertilizer Constraints - Total Farm Marketing by Stewart-Peterson

> Fertilizer costs have more than doubled since the start of 2021 to record highs, according to the article. Export disruptions from the Black Sea, sanctions on Russia, and Chinese export bans are cited as key drivers, and the outlook points to elevated costs into the future.

- Date: 2022-08-05 · published 2022-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39979-global-fertilizer-constraints-total-farm-marketing-by-stewart-peterson
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained high nitrogen and potash costs raise production costs for farmers and feed grain supply, supporting input-cost-driven price floors across the grain complex.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-06-02 | [Global Fertilizer Markets Today - IFDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7282-global-fertilizer-markets-today-ifdc.md) | -8.2% | -16.1% |
| UREA | 2026-04-13 | [War Stresses Global Fertilizer Markets \| Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19637-war-stresses-global-fertilizer-markets-rabobank.md) | +1.2% | -13.1% |
| UREA | 2026-03-29 | [Maintaining fertilizer market stability amid global fluctuation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20462-maintaining-fertilizer-market-stability-amid-global-fluctuation.md) | +11.2% | +9.5% |
| UREA | 2025-09-23 | [What Would Global Sanctions Against Russia Do to Fertilizer Markets?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22778-what-would-global-sanctions-against-russia-do-to-fertilizer-markets.md) | -1.1% | -5.4% |
| UREA | 2026-04-01 | [The Iran war’s impacts on global fertilizer markets and food production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19643-the-iran-war-s-impacts-on-global-fertilizer-markets-and-food-production.md) | +10.6% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- totalfarmmarketing.com: https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com/global-fertilizer-constraints/

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