# Ongoing Russia-Ukraine War Keeping Most Wholesale Fertilizer Prices High

> Fertecon's March 2022 recap shows wholesale fertilizer prices stayed high, with US Corn Belt ammonia rising to $1,450-1,550 per short ton from the prior month. Winter delayed preplant application, and the Ukraine war pushed overseas prices higher.

- Date: 2022-05-01 · published 2022-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41768-ongoing-russia-ukraine-war-keeping-most-wholesale-fertilizer-prices-high
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Persistently high ammonia and other nutrient costs raise corn production costs and may shift US acreage, adding to upward pressure on feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-06-08 | [Fertilizer prices expected to stay high over the remainder of 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11017-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-stay-high-over-the-remainder-of-2021.md) | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| UREA | 2023-10-08 | [AMIS Fertilizer Outlook- Prices “Mostly Up in September,” While Russia Lifts Ban on Diesel Exports \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33540-amis-fertilizer-outlook-prices-mostly-up-in-september-while-russia-lifts-ban-on.md) | -2.6% | -9.6% |
| UREA | 2025-08-20 | [World Bank Projects Higher Fertilizer Prices Into 2026 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23634-world-bank-projects-higher-fertilizer-prices-into-2026.md) | -0.8% | -8.5% |
| UREA | 2021-03-17 | [UAN28 Leads Fertilizer Prices Higher as Nitrogen Prices Spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48434-uan28-leads-fertilizer-prices-higher-as-nitrogen-prices-spike.md) | +0.4% | -1.9% |
| UREA | 2020-12-23 | [Fertilizer prices to rise moderately in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49583-fertilizer-prices-to-rise-moderately-in-2021.md) | +3.0% | +21.5% |
| CORN | 2019-01-01 | [Fertilizer Prices Higher for 2019 Crop - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61392-fertilizer-prices-higher-for-2019-crop-proag.md) | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2022-04-08 | [Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’ \| UN News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14496-ukraine-war-drives-international-food-prices-to-new-all-time-high-un-news.md) | -0.7% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2022-02-01 | [Fertilizer Buying Slows Seasonally in December, but Wholesale Prices Expected to Continue Climbing in 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43443-fertilizer-buying-slows-seasonally-in-december-but-wholesale-prices-expected-to.md) | +1.8% | +11.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/crops/article/2022/04/12/ongoing-russia-ukraine-war-keeping

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