# Too many to count: factors driving fertilizer prices higher and higher | News | farmweeknow.com

> AFBF economists say fertilizer prices in some US areas are up more than 300%, with uncertain delivery times. They compare the current surge to 2008, when nitrogen, phosphate and potash prices rose sharply, and cite strong demand, low inventories and limited industry capacity as drivers.

- Date: 2021-12-14 · published 2021-12-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43944-too-many-to-count-factors-driving-fertilizer-prices-higher-and-higher-news
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Tight nitrogen, phosphate and potash supplies raise the cost of the 2022 US corn and soybean crop, which feeds through to feed grain costs. Structural constraints suggest prices may stay elevated.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmweeknow.com: https://www.farmweeknow.com/news/extra_intel/too-many-to-count-factors-driving-fertilizer-prices-higher-and-higher/article_54a626d2-5ce9-11ec-8111-ebf6131e8740.html

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