# Alert: Ukraine Hits Russian Ammonium Nitrate Plant, Fertilizer…

> A Ukrainian strike set fire to Russia's Novomoskovsk Azot plant in Tula region and destroyed a warehouse of finished ammonium nitrate. The plant produces ammonia, nitric acid and ammonium nitrate, and supplies domestic and export markets, including Europe.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:12:32.555Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4373-alert-ukraine-hits-russian-ammonium-nitrate-plant-fertilizer
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lost inventory and possible export delays tighten nitrogen fertilizer supply from a top exporter. This is likely to push European and Black Sea nitrogen prices higher, raising crop input costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-03-11 | [Doors Open for OCP as Ukraine Crisis Pauses Russian Fertilizer Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42578-doors-open-for-ocp-as-ukraine-crisis-pauses-russian-fertilizer-exports.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2022-10-04 | [How the Russia-Ukraine War Fueled Record Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39051-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-fueled-record-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.6% | -13.7% |
| UREA | 2022-03-26 | [Fertiliser companies dig in for hard times amid Russia-Ukraine war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42573-fertiliser-companies-dig-in-for-hard-times-amid-russia-ukraine-war.md) | +8.1% | -4.2% |
| UREA | 2022-05-02 | [Fertilizer sector set for biggest profits in years on Russia-Ukraine conflict \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8658-fertilizer-sector-set-for-biggest-profits-in-years-on-russia-ukraine-conflict.md) | -2.3% | -11.6% |
| UREA | 2022-07-14 | [Fertilizer crisis delivers profits and pain as Ukraine fallout broadens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40417-fertilizer-crisis-delivers-profits-and-pain-as-ukraine-fallout-broadens.md) | -3.8% | +8.9% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2022-02-25 | [Farming News - The Ukraine/Russia situation sends global fertiliser markets sharply higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43022-farming-news-the-ukraine-russia-situation-sends-global-fertiliser-markets.md) | +6.6% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2022-02-25 | [Nitrogen Fertilizer Jumps by Record on Russian Supply Concerns - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43019-nitrogen-fertilizer-jumps-by-record-on-russian-supply-concerns-bloomberg.md) | +6.6% | +10.3% |

## Sources

- hamerintel.com: https://hamerintel.com/data/alerts/28690

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