# High fertilizer prices contribute to rising global food security concerns | IFPRI

> IFPRI blog post on how fertilizer prices for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium surged over the past 18 months and hit new highs after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The authors link these input costs to rising global food security concerns.

- Date: 2022-04-25 · published 2022-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41764-high-fertilizer-prices-contribute-to-rising-global-food-security-concerns-ifpri
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher fertilizer costs squeeze farm margins and can reduce application rates, which tightens future grain and feed supplies and supports feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-01-19 | [High natural gas prices could lead to spike in food costs through fertilizer link \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43069-high-natural-gas-prices-could-lead-to-spike-in-food-costs-through-fertilizer.md) | -0.3% | -11.2% |
| UREA | 2022-01-21 | [The Fertilizer Crisis Is Getting Real for Europe Food Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43072-the-fertilizer-crisis-is-getting-real-for-europe-food-prices-bloomberg.md) | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| UREA | 2023-02-10 | [Fertiliser prices likely to remain at high level in coming months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11746-fertiliser-prices-likely-to-remain-at-high-level-in-coming-months.md) | +1.6% | -2.7% |
| UREA | 2022-05-11 | [Fertilizer prices expected to remain higher for longer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41325-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-higher-for-longer.md) | -0.8% | -18.1% |
| UREA | 2021-10-07 | [High fertilizer prices not going away quickly \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5910-high-fertilizer-prices-not-going-away-quickly-the-western-producer.md) | +5.0% | +9.6% |
| DAP | 2022-01-19 | [High natural gas prices could lead to spike in food costs through fertilizer link \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43069-high-natural-gas-prices-could-lead-to-spike-in-food-costs-through-fertilizer.md) | -0.5% | +1.7% |
| DAP | 2023-02-10 | [Fertiliser prices likely to remain at high level in coming months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11746-fertiliser-prices-likely-to-remain-at-high-level-in-coming-months.md) | +2.2% | -1.2% |
| DAP | 2022-05-11 | [Fertilizer prices expected to remain higher for longer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41325-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-higher-for-longer.md) | 0.0% | -13.1% |

## Sources

- ifpri.org: https://www.ifpri.org/blog/high-fertilizer-prices-contribute-rising-global-food-security-concerns/

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