# Russian halt to fertilizer exports expected to boost prices, spur shortfalls | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Russia's government has suspended fertilizer exports, a move that analysts expect to threaten supplies in the EU, South America and Africa and eventually raise prices for US farmers. Belarus is also not exporting potash because of problems moving product through the Klaipeda port in Lithuania. Analysts say the halt could be long-lasting.

- Date: 2022-03-04 · published 2022-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Russia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42213-russian-halt-to-fertilizer-exports-expected-to-boost-prices-spur-shortfalls
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

A export halt from two major potash and nitrogen suppliers removes a large share of readily exportable nutrient supply, which pushes urea and potash prices higher. Feed grain producers face higher crop input costs in the next planting cycle.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-04-16 | [US will tap tariff funds to calm fertilizer crisis: Rollins \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19681-us-will-tap-tariff-funds-to-calm-fertilizer-crisis-rollins-agri-pulse.md) | -3.5% | -17.8% |
| UREA | 2025-09-24 | [Fertilizer woes cloud new crop outlook as farmers mull cutbacks \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12022-fertilizer-woes-cloud-new-crop-outlook-as-farmers-mull-cutbacks-agri-pulse.md) | -1.0% | -5.1% |
| UREA | 2023-11-17 | [China fertilizer group calls for export cuts to stabilize prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33090-china-fertilizer-group-calls-for-export-cuts-to-stabilize-prices.md) | +0.7% | -8.2% |
| UREA | 2026-03-16 | [China Reins in Fertilizer Exports as War Pushes Up Global Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20096-china-reins-in-fertilizer-exports-as-war-pushes-up-global-prices-bloomberg.md) | +3.2% | +17.0% |
| UREA | 2025-10-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise amid China export limits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22327-fertilizer-prices-rise-amid-china-export-limits.md) | -0.5% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/17312-russian-halt-to-fertilizer-exports-expected-to-boost-prices-spur-shortfalls

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