# Fertiliser companies dig in for hard times amid Russia-Ukraine war

> Indian fertiliser companies face higher costs as the Russia-Ukraine war pushes up natural gas and raw material prices for urea, DAP, NPKS and potash. Administered prices remain unchanged, so the government has raised subsidies for non-urea fertilisers.

- Date: 2022-03-26 · published 2022-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42573-fertiliser-companies-dig-in-for-hard-times-amid-russia-ukraine-war
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Rising fertiliser costs in India, a major importer, could tighten supply for the kharif season and support crop input prices, with knock-on effects for feed grain demand.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-10-04 | [How the Russia-Ukraine War Fueled Record Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39051-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-fueled-record-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.6% | -13.7% |
| UREA | 2022-03-11 | [Doors Open for OCP as Ukraine Crisis Pauses Russian Fertilizer Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42578-doors-open-for-ocp-as-ukraine-crisis-pauses-russian-fertilizer-exports.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2022-05-02 | [Fertilizer sector set for biggest profits in years on Russia-Ukraine conflict \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8658-fertilizer-sector-set-for-biggest-profits-in-years-on-russia-ukraine-conflict.md) | -2.3% | -11.6% |
| UREA | 2023-06-09 | [The Ukraine Crisis and India’s Fertiliser Security - MP-IDSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35824-the-ukraine-crisis-and-india-s-fertiliser-security-mp-idsa.md) | +2.0% | +4.6% |
| UREA | 2026-10-22 | [Iran war fertiliser squeeze could spell trouble for next year's grain harvests](https://feedsoft.ai/events/659-iran-war-fertiliser-squeeze-could-spell-trouble-for-next-year-s-grain-harvests.md) | -0.1% | — |
| DAP | 2022-10-04 | [How the Russia-Ukraine War Fueled Record Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39051-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-fueled-record-fertilizer-prices.md) | -1.7% | -5.5% |
| DAP | 2022-02-28 | [Ukraine-Russia crisis: Indian fertiliser industry consider to source MoP, DAP from other countries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43004-ukraine-russia-crisis-indian-fertiliser-industry-consider-to-source-mop-dap.md) | +7.6% | +12.9% |
| DAP | 2022-03-11 | [Doors Open for OCP as Ukraine Crisis Pauses Russian Fertilizer Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42578-doors-open-for-ocp-as-ukraine-crisis-pauses-russian-fertilizer-exports.md) | +0.5% | 0.0% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/fertiliser-companies-dig-in-for-hard-times-amid-russia-ukraine-war-122032501328_1.html

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