# Input shortages, high prices likely for’22 crop

> Farm groups expect fertilizer, chemical and steel costs for the 2022 crop to rise further, with some product shortages possible. Southeast average nitrogen prices rose from $250 to $440 per ton between April and mid-October 2021. Higher inflation expected in 2022 could push input costs up again before planting.

- Date: 2021-11-02 · published 2021-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44183-input-shortages-high-prices-likely-for-22-crop
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Rising nitrogen and fertilizer costs raise grain production costs and may support corn and other feed grain prices in 2022.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/input-shortages-high-prices-likely-for-22-crop

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