# The International Fertilizer Industry Faces Multiple Challenges

> European natural gas futures spiked above 300 euros/MWh after the invasion and stayed above 100 euros/MWh through March. They fell to 95.62 euros/MWh on April 14, the lowest since February 24, but fertilizer production costs remain elevated.

- Date: 2022-04-26 · published 2022-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42135-the-international-fertilizer-industry-faces-multiple-challenges
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Gas is the main input for nitrogen fertilizer, so volatile European gas keeps nitrogen and phosphate costs high and supports fertilizer-driven feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2024-03-28 | [US gas prices to be increasingly linked to international markets through LNG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31397-us-gas-prices-to-be-increasingly-linked-to-international-markets-through-lng.md) | +13.4% | -1.3% |
| NATGAS | 2020-07-30 | [Analysis: First Chinese gas contracts linked to international LNG prices signal oil-gas decoupling continues \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52294-analysis-first-chinese-gas-contracts-linked-to-international-lng-prices-signal.md) | +22.0% | +37.5% |
| NATGAS | 2024-12-01 | [5 factors affecting North American natural gas markets this winter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27599-5-factors-affecting-north-american-natural-gas-markets-this-winter.md) | -12.6% | +8.2% |
| NATGAS | 2026-10-01 | [The High-Stakes Gamble Playing Out in the Natural-Gas Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17650-the-high-stakes-gamble-playing-out-in-the-natural-gas-market.md) | +5.2% | -7.8% |
| NATGAS | 2022-12-08 | [Nitrogen prices remain volatile but less extreme \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38532-nitrogen-prices-remain-volatile-but-less-extreme-the-western-producer.md) | +27.9% | -29.6% |
| UREA | 2025-05-13 | [1253. Fertilizer Market: Recent Trends in the Fertilizer Market \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24586-1253-fertilizer-market-recent-trends-in-the-fertilizer-market-japan.md) | -2.8% | -24.9% |
| UREA | 2022-01-10 | [Why the cost of fertilizer is rising](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43075-why-the-cost-of-fertilizer-is-rising.md) | -8.8% | -17.6% |
| UREA | 2022-12-14 | [Nitrogen fertilizer prices at mercy of global issues \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38179-nitrogen-fertilizer-prices-at-mercy-of-global-issues-the-western-producer.md) | +0.6% | -12.4% |

## Sources

- echemi.com: https://www.echemi.com/cms/615941.html

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