# Watching costs key to handling thinner margins

> A sorghum industry column says input costs are rising across the Sorghum Belt, with cash nitrogen, phosphorus and potash prices sharply higher since mid-2020. Fertilizer supply is complicated by delayed plant maintenance, rising global demand and local weather. Farmers are advised to plan for thinner margins in 2022.

- Date: 2021-11-01 · published 2021-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44136-watching-costs-key-to-handling-thinner-margins
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher fertilizer costs can cut planted acreage of competing crops and squeeze producer margins, which may tighten future grain supply. The direct effect on feed grain prices is limited in the near term.

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/watching-costs-key-to-handling-thinner-margins

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