# CRU Fertilizers – Top Ten Calls of 2022 - CRU Group

> CRU Group's top ten fertilizer calls for 2022 forecast that fertilizer prices, which rose 100-200% in 2021, will hold high through Q1 and begin declining in Q2 with sharper falls in H2. CRU also expects US and EU sanctions on Belarus potash to disrupt global MOP flows, with a April 1 deadline for BPC transactions.

- Date: 2022-01-10 · published 2022-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43070-cru-fertilizers-top-ten-calls-of-2022-cru-group
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A forecast of falling fertilizer prices later in 2022 suggests easing input costs for feed producers, while potash disruption from Belarus sanctions could keep potash prices supported near term.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-10-01 | [Global prices for fertilizers returned to 2021 levels in 2023 after surging in 2022 )](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34027-global-prices-for-fertilizers-returned-to-2021-levels-in-2023-after-surging-in.md) | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| UREA | 2023-04-08 | [Global Fertilizer Price Updates: March’ 2023 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5937-global-fertilizer-price-updates-march-2023.md) | +8.3% | +8.3% |
| UREA | 2024-11-02 | [Engro Fertilizers urea sales plunge 43%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5409-engro-fertilizers-urea-sales-plunge-43.md) | -2.0% | -1.9% |
| UREA | 2024-09-11 | [global fertilizer demand set to see little growth \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28223-global-fertilizer-demand-set-to-see-little-growth-world-fertilizer.md) | +0.3% | +5.9% |
| UREA | 2020-07-03 | [Global fertilizer prices expected to remain low over second half of 2020 - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52429-global-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-low-over-second-half-of-2020.md) | +2.2% | +10.3% |
| DAP | 2022-09-09 | [Brazil, US can expect a 'healthier supply' of fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39900-brazil-us-can-expect-a-healthier-supply-of-fertilizers.md) | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| DAP | 2019-08-06 | [US Rain Wilts Rival of Top Fertilizer Maker \| IndustryWeek](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57888-us-rain-wilts-rival-of-top-fertilizer-maker-industryweek.md) | -1.2% | -5.2% |
| DAP | 2023-04-08 | [Global Fertilizer Price Updates: March’ 2023 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5937-global-fertilizer-price-updates-march-2023.md) | +9.5% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- crugroup.com: https://www.crugroup.com/en/communities/thought-leadership/2022/cru-fertilizers-top-ten-calls-of-2022/

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