# Rising cost of agricultural fertiliser and feed: Causes, impacts and government policy

> A House of Lords Library briefing says UK-produced ammonium nitrate fertiliser prices rose 152% and potash rose 165% year on year as of May 2022. Concentrate animal feed prices rose 15.6% over 12 months to March, and the briefing attributes the increases largely to the war in Ukraine.

- Date: 2022-07-01 · published 2022-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40882-rising-cost-of-agricultural-fertiliser-and-feed-causes-impacts-and-government
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent high fertilizer and feed costs in the UK tighten margins for livestock producers and keep feed ingredient prices firm.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-07-18 | [China fertiliser exports plunge 86% after rising government intervention](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29173-china-fertiliser-exports-plunge-86-after-rising-government-intervention.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |
| UREA | 2022-02-14 | [Govt in dilemma over price hike of fertiliser: Agriculture minister \| Prothom Alo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43007-govt-in-dilemma-over-price-hike-of-fertiliser-agriculture-minister-prothom-alo.md) | -3.8% | +38.2% |
| UREA | 2020-09-06 | [There is no fertiliser crisis in the country: Agriculture minister \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51418-there-is-no-fertiliser-crisis-in-the-country-agriculture-minister-the-business.md) | -1.5% | -6.0% |
| UREA | 2021-10-20 | [Rice Prices Set to Rise as Fertilizer Rally Drives Up Farm Costs - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44642-rice-prices-set-to-rise-as-fertilizer-rally-drives-up-farm-costs-caixin-global.md) | -2.0% | +9.0% |
| UREA | 2026-10-28 | [U.S. Corn Growers Urge Faster Fertilizer Antitrust Action as Prices Keep Rising - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/293-u-s-corn-growers-urge-faster-fertilizer-antitrust-action-as-prices-keep-rising.md) | -1.3% | — |

## Sources

- lordslibrary.parliament.uk: https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/rising-cost-of-agricultural-fertiliser-and-feed-causes-impacts-and-government-policy/

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