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CRU's Chris Lawson says fertilizer prices have reached a record high because of the war in Ukraine and disrupted trade flows, with Russia and Belarus together providing about 40% of traded potash. Nitrogen fertilizer prices have risen fourfold since the start of 2020, and phosphate and potash prices have more than tripled.
Gas curtailments in Europe are further constraining production.
Record fertilizer costs raise farm input expenses and risk demand destruction and underapplication, which could weigh on future grain and oilseed yields. The tight grain and oilseed market makes food price inflation more likely.
worldfertilizer.comNicholas WoodroofMar 22, 2022After 205 past bullish geopolitics events, Urea moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -2.1% to +3.0%), and -0.4% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 114 past bullish geopolitics events, DAP moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.3% to +1.2%), and +0.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
