# Biden sees bigger role for US farms due to Ukraine war | AP News

> The Biden administration outlined three policy shifts to help US farmers amid global challenges tied to the Ukraine war. Measures include doubling funding for domestic fertilizer production to $500 million, expanding farm management tools for plant and soil needs, and increasing the number of farmers using them.

- Date: 2022-05-11 · published 2022-05-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41380-biden-sees-bigger-role-for-us-farms-due-to-ukraine-war-ap-news
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

More US fertilizer capacity over time could ease input costs for grain and livestock producers, but the funding has little near-term effect on supply and prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-04-24 | [Global fertiliser prices set to drop but gas risks cause concern \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5022-global-fertiliser-prices-set-to-drop-but-gas-risks-cause-concern-farm-online-act.md) | -0.7% | -6.4% |
| UREA | 2026-06-23 | [Fert retailers fear phosphate outlook, face big urea supply losses \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6818-fert-retailers-fear-phosphate-outlook-face-big-urea-supply-losses-farm-online.md) | -2.1% | -1.4% |
| UREA | 2022-10-03 | [U.N. pushes for global fertilizer price cut to avoid 'future crisis' \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39049-u-n-pushes-for-global-fertilizer-price-cut-to-avoid-future-crisis-reuters.md) | +2.0% | -12.6% |
| UREA | 2020-06-19 | [Government decides to reduce VCM on urea - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52919-government-decides-to-reduce-vcm-on-urea-business-recorder.md) | +0.6% | +6.2% |
| UREA | 2026-06-03 | [All signs point to China sticking with US soy deal, Vaden says \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14573-all-signs-point-to-china-sticking-with-us-soy-deal-vaden-says-agri-pulse.md) | -6.5% | -20.6% |
| DAP | 2026-04-30 | [New bill in the U.S. Senate aims to lower price of phosphate fertilizers \| Farm Office](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20048-new-bill-in-the-u-s-senate-aims-to-lower-price-of-phosphate-fertilizers-farm.md) | +4.8% | +7.3% |
| DAP | 2021-01-28 | [FFC plans to set up new DAP plant](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49460-ffc-plans-to-set-up-new-dap-plant.md) | +31.4% | +28.0% |
| DAP | 2020-06-08 | [Subsidy for fertiliser to decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52928-subsidy-for-fertiliser-to-decline.md) | +0.6% | +10.2% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-prices-inflation-61b56c859b1e934d6f0bcf7b3a20fd53

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