# Half of global nitrogen exports controlled by two powerful players -  Premium

> Turkey has imposed restrictions on DAP and NPK fertilizers, and sanctions on Belarus, which supplies about one-fifth of global potash-related exports, are disrupting European supply. The article notes that two players control half of global nitrogen exports.

- Date: 2021-12-22 · published 2021-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43511-half-of-global-nitrogen-exports-controlled-by-two-powerful-players-premium
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Concentrated supply and sanctions-driven disruption leave little room to offset export curbs, which supports higher nitrogen and phosphate prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-03-09 | [European nitrogen market rallies on gas price hike, Iran conflicts \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20464-european-nitrogen-market-rallies-on-gas-price-hike-iran-conflicts-s-and-p-global.md) | +3.4% | +21.0% |
| UREA | 2026-04-29 | [As nitrogen-based fertilizer prices soar, global food inflation looms - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7255-as-nitrogen-based-fertilizer-prices-soar-global-food-inflation-looms-the.md) | -9.4% | -17.3% |
| UREA | 2022-06-28 | [Insight: Global crop problems point to years of high food prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40952-insight-global-crop-problems-point-to-years-of-high-food-prices-reuters.md) | +5.8% | +3.2% |
| UREA | 2026-03-24 | [Global fertilizer prices have reached record levels, but what to expect next?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20479-global-fertilizer-prices-have-reached-record-levels-but-what-to-expect-next.md) | +2.0% | +11.4% |
| UREA | 2022-07-29 | [Gas supply issues in Europe cause havoc with Nitrogen prices.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5032-gas-supply-issues-in-europe-cause-havoc-with-nitrogen-prices.md) | +17.6% | +13.4% |
| DAP | 2026-04-29 | [As nitrogen-based fertilizer prices soar, global food inflation looms - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7255-as-nitrogen-based-fertilizer-prices-soar-global-food-inflation-looms-the.md) | +4.5% | +6.9% |
| DAP | 2026-03-24 | [Global fertilizer prices have reached record levels, but what to expect next?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20479-global-fertilizer-prices-have-reached-record-levels-but-what-to-expect-next.md) | +5.5% | +10.4% |
| DAP | 2025-11-03 | [China export controls emerge as factor in rising fertilizer prices - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6226-china-export-controls-emerge-as-factor-in-rising-fertilizer-prices-nikkei-asia.md) | +0.0% | -10.2% |

## Sources

- farmersjournal.ie: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/agribusiness/news/half-of-global-nitrogen-exports-controlled-by-two-powerful-players-669222

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