# Nitrogen fertilizer shortage expected to drive down yields worldwide | The Western Producer

> China is curtailing urea exports through mid-2022, and urea typically supplies about 5.5 million tonnes annually or 10 percent of global trade. A nitrogen shortage is expected to reduce yields worldwide.

- Date: 2021-12-02 · published 2021-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43517-nitrogen-fertilizer-shortage-expected-to-drive-down-yields-worldwide-the
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower nitrogen application and reduced urea supply point to smaller crops and tighter feed grain supply, supporting corn and urea prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-03-04 | [Russia’s proposed ban adds fuel to fertilizer price fire \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42215-russia-s-proposed-ban-adds-fuel-to-fertilizer-price-fire-the-western-producer.md) | +12.2% | +16.2% |
| UREA | 2021-08-12 | [China turns off export taps \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45495-china-turns-off-export-taps-the-western-producer.md) | +0.1% | +19.8% |
| UREA | 2026-07-16 | [French Government subsidy triggers nitrogen demand spike \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18672-french-government-subsidy-triggers-nitrogen-demand-spike-world-fertilizer.md) | +4.2% | +4.1% |
| UREA | 2025-12-12 | [Nitrogen market braces for CBAM after document leak \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21824-nitrogen-market-braces-for-cbam-after-document-leak-world-fertilizer.md) | +1.0% | +11.0% |
| UREA | 2021-10-20 | [China’s curbs on fertilizer exports to worsen global price shock](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44476-china-s-curbs-on-fertilizer-exports-to-worsen-global-price-shock.md) | -2.0% | +9.0% |
| CORN | 2019-10-31 | [Biofuel forecast may prop up prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56664-biofuel-forecast-may-prop-up-prices-the-western-producer.md) | +0.9% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2024-11-11 | [China’s record low urea exports support nitrogen fertilizers outlook: Fertiglobe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27319-china-s-record-low-urea-exports-support-nitrogen-fertilizers-outlook-fertiglobe.md) | -1.2% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2021-11-11 | [Will the Fertilizer Crisis Hit Global Grains Production? \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44009-will-the-fertilizer-crisis-hit-global-grains-production-cz-app.md) | -0.8% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/crops/nitrogen-fertilizer-shortage-expected-to-drive-down-yields-worldwide/

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