# Farming News - The Ukraine/Russia situation sends global fertiliser markets sharply higher

> ADM Agriculture's fertiliser head said global fertiliser markets have moved sharply higher after the Russia-Ukraine situation. Russia is the world's top exporter of ammonium nitrate, UAN, ammonia and urea, and European and UK natural gas prices rose over 30%.

- Date: 2022-02-25 · published 2022-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43022-farming-news-the-ukraine-russia-situation-sends-global-fertiliser-markets
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Russia's dominant position in nitrogen exports and the gas-price spike feeding European production point to further upward pressure on fertilizer costs. Higher input costs will push feed and grain prices up.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-09-23 | [What Would Global Sanctions Against Russia Do to Fertilizer Markets?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22778-what-would-global-sanctions-against-russia-do-to-fertilizer-markets.md) | -1.1% | -5.4% |
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| UREA | 2022-03-11 | [Overcoming the threats to global food systems from Russia's invasion of Ukraine \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11340-overcoming-the-threats-to-global-food-systems-from-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2022-02-25 | [Farming News - Ag commodities trading sharply higher as Russia attacks Ukraine - ADM Wheat & OSR Market Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9674-farming-news-ag-commodities-trading-sharply-higher-as-russia-attacks-ukraine.md) | +6.6% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2025-09-23 | [What Would Global Sanctions Against Russia Do to Fertilizer Markets?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22778-what-would-global-sanctions-against-russia-do-to-fertilizer-markets.md) | -1.4% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2022-01-21 | [How a Russian-Ukraine conflict might hit global markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14513-how-a-russian-ukraine-conflict-might-hit-global-markets.md) | +1.4% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- farming.co.uk: https://farming.co.uk/news/the-ukrainerussia-situation-sends-global-fertiliser-markets-sharply-higher

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