# Smith - Fertilizer and Fuel Inputs Up Sharply; Makes Planning Critical for 2022 - The Georgia Cotton Commission

> Average farm input prices in the US Southeast are sharply higher than a year ago, with nitrogen up 106 percent, potash up 110 percent and phosphorus up 69 percent. Farm diesel is up 60 percent to about $2.76 per gallon.

- Date: 2021-12-23 · published 2021-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43721-smith-fertilizer-and-fuel-inputs-up-sharply-makes-planning-critical-for-2022
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher fertilizer and fuel costs raise production costs and may prompt farmers to cut input use or acreage, which can affect crop supply and feed-grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- georgiacottoncommission.org: https://georgiacottoncommission.org/smith-fertilizer-and-fuel-inputs-up-sharply-makes-planning-critical-for-2022/

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