# Fertilizer crisis delivers profits and pain as Ukraine fallout broadens

> A Washington Post report says fertilizer supply from Russia and Belarus, which account for nearly 25% of global fertilizer exports, has tightened a market already tight since the war began. It describes gains for some producers alongside pain for farmers.

- Date: 2022-07-14 · published 2022-07-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40417-fertilizer-crisis-delivers-profits-and-pain-as-ukraine-fallout-broadens
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Tight nitrogen and potash supply from the Russia-Ukraine conflict keeps input costs high for feed producers and farmers.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-03-11 | [Doors Open for OCP as Ukraine Crisis Pauses Russian Fertilizer Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42578-doors-open-for-ocp-as-ukraine-crisis-pauses-russian-fertilizer-exports.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2022-05-02 | [Fertilizer sector set for biggest profits in years on Russia-Ukraine conflict \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8658-fertilizer-sector-set-for-biggest-profits-in-years-on-russia-ukraine-conflict.md) | -2.3% | -11.6% |
| UREA | 2023-06-09 | [The Ukraine Crisis and India’s Fertiliser Security - MP-IDSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35824-the-ukraine-crisis-and-india-s-fertiliser-security-mp-idsa.md) | +2.0% | +4.6% |
| 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% |
| UREA | 2026-04-07 | [Fertilizer spike adds up to $35/acre for US corn as Iran crisis bites](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20029-fertilizer-spike-adds-up-to-35-acre-for-us-corn-as-iran-crisis-bites.md) | 0.0% | -10.4% |

## Sources

- washingtonpost.com: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/07/14/fertilizer-inflation-food-shortage/?tid=ss_tw

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