# Global food crisis looms as fertilizer supplies dwindle | National Geographic

> A National Geographic feature describes a severe fertilizer shortage driven by Russia sanctions, bad weather and export cuts, with farmers and governments scrambling to avoid lower crop yields. The article warns that a food crisis may be difficult to avoid.

- Date: 2022-05-23 · published 2022-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41331-global-food-crisis-looms-as-fertilizer-supplies-dwindle-national-geographic
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Tight nitrogen, phosphate and potash supplies threaten yields and future grain and feed output, supporting upward pressure on feed-grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-04-29 | [As nitrogen-based fertilizer prices soar, global food inflation looms - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7255-as-nitrogen-based-fertilizer-prices-soar-global-food-inflation-looms-the.md) | -9.4% | -17.3% |
| UREA | 2023-01-26 | [Global fertilizer shortage is threatening a worldwide food crisis \| Fortune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5865-global-fertilizer-shortage-is-threatening-a-worldwide-food-crisis-fortune.md) | -15.2% | -20.7% |
| UREA | 2022-03-21 | [Fertiliser prices hit new highs as multiple problems affect global supplies \| Food security \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5514-fertiliser-prices-hit-new-highs-as-multiple-problems-affect-global-supplies.md) | +2.5% | -0.5% |
| UREA | 2026-07-02 | [Iran war: From fertilizer to food crisis? \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18269-iran-war-from-fertilizer-to-food-crisis-ifpri.md) | +2.7% | +12.1% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2026-04-29 | [As nitrogen-based fertilizer prices soar, global food inflation looms - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7255-as-nitrogen-based-fertilizer-prices-soar-global-food-inflation-looms-the.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-01-26 | [Global fertilizer shortage is threatening a worldwide food crisis \| Fortune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5865-global-fertilizer-shortage-is-threatening-a-worldwide-food-crisis-fortune.md) | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2026-07-02 | [Iran war: From fertilizer to food crisis? \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18269-iran-war-from-fertilizer-to-food-crisis-ifpri.md) | +0.8% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- nationalgeographic.com: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/global-food-crisis-looms-as-fertilizer-supplies-dwindle

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