# Nitrogen fertilizer prices expected to remain high | The Western Producer

> Industry officials, including CF Industries and Nutrien, expect nitrogen fertilizer prices to stay well above 2016-2020 levels in 2022. Urea rose by about US$200 per tonne on February 24, the day after Russia invaded Ukraine, and some nitrogen prices have eased from record highs but remain at decade highs.

- Date: 2022-03-03 · published 2022-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42570-nitrogen-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-high-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent high nitrogen prices raise the production cost for corn and other grains, and analysts expect prices to cool only if grain prices keep rising.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/nitrogen-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-high/

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