# Fertilizer Pricing Already Negatively Impacting Eastern Canada Planting Season - Grain Farmers of Ontario

> Grain Farmers of Ontario and Grain Growers of Quebec are urging Ottawa to remove tariffs on fertilizer, saying high costs are already affecting eastern Canadian planting. They warn that reduced fertilizer use could cut grain availability and raise food prices.

- Date: 2022-04-27 · published 2022-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41794-fertilizer-pricing-already-negatively-impacting-eastern-canada-planting-season
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

High fertilizer costs and possible reduced application lower expected grain output, supporting feed grain prices over time.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-11-19 | [DA, FPA connects with FIAP on Increasing Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44335-da-fpa-connects-with-fiap-on-increasing-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.5% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2023-11-21 | [Argentine election may boost farmer spending, grain prices -biotech firm Bioceres \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13949-argentine-election-may-boost-farmer-spending-grain-prices-biotech-firm-bioceres.md) | -3.2% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2020-04-07 | [Grassley, Duckworth, Ernst Call on USDA to Allocate Additional Funds to Biofuel Industry Negatively Impacted by COVID-19](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53526-grassley-duckworth-ernst-call-on-usda-to-allocate-additional-funds-to-biofuel.md) | -4.0% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2018-10-01 | [New Nafta Has American Corn Farmers Breathing Easier - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62572-new-nafta-has-american-corn-farmers-breathing-easier-bloomberg.md) | +1.2% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2019-12-24 | [Argentine government taxes farmers to fund spending - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55423-argentine-government-taxes-farmers-to-fund-spending-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-16 | [Grain prices rise as concern grows for UK crops - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55149-grain-prices-rise-as-concern-grows-for-uk-crops-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.2% | -5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-24 | [Argentine government taxes farmers to fund spending - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55423-argentine-government-taxes-farmers-to-fund-spending-grain-central.md) | +0.6% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-11 | [Will the Fertilizer Crisis Hit Global Grains Production? \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44009-will-the-fertilizer-crisis-hit-global-grains-production-cz-app.md) | +0.9% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- gfo.ca: https://gfo.ca/news-releases/fertilizer-pricing-already-negatively-impacting-eastern-canada-planting-season/

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