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Fertilizer prices jumped after US military strikes involving Iran, with New Orleans urea physical prices up about $70/t and second-half March values reportedly climbing to about $550. Market participants expect UAN, anhydrous ammonia and phosphate prices to follow urea higher if tensions persist.
Broad nitrogen and phosphate price increases ahead of planting raise input costs for US crop producers, supporting higher feed-grain costs and tightening farm affordability.
rfdtv.comTony St. James, Marion Kirkpatrick, Alex HeiderMar 3, 2026After 205 past bullish geopolitics events, Urea moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -2.1% to +3.0%), and -0.4% over 20.
After 114 past bullish geopolitics events, DAP moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.3% to +1.2%), and +0.3% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 323 past bullish geopolitics events, Corn moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.5% to +2.9%), and +0.9% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Physical urea at New Orleans rose about $70/t with second-half March values near $550, confirming the supply-shock repricing.
Fertilizer price surge on Middle East escalation (US strikes involving Iran) lifted urea and was expected to pull phosphates like DAP higher via sentiment and Gulf supply-risk, but it is dated one day after the move window so it likely reflects the same geopolitical shock rather than a clean cause.
