# Supply fears spark fertiliser buying rush by French farmers, Yara says | Reuters

> Yara says supply fears are driving a fertiliser buying rush by French farmers. Soaring gas prices have pushed nitrogen fertiliser prices up roughly threefold, and manufacturers including Yara have cut output. Some farmers may shift to less fertiliser-intensive crops such as corn or apply less product.

- Date: 2021-10-29 · published 2021-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44875-supply-fears-spark-fertiliser-buying-rush-by-french-farmers-yara-says-reuters
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Gas-driven curtailments are tightening nitrogen supply, which lifts urea and ammonia costs and raises feed grain production expenses. Rising fertiliser costs could also reduce future corn plantings and tighten feed grain supply.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-01-05 | [Little relief in sight on fertiliser supply and price - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4589-little-relief-in-sight-on-fertiliser-supply-and-price-farmers-weekly.md) | -11.9% | -20.3% |
| UREA | 2023-09-19 | [Global supply constraints push up UK fertiliser prices - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34019-global-supply-constraints-push-up-uk-fertiliser-prices-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.5% | -6.2% |
| UREA | 2020-04-01 | [Fertiliser prices rise on stronger demand and weaker currency - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53568-fertiliser-prices-rise-on-stronger-demand-and-weaker-currency-farmers-weekly.md) | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| UREA | 2022-09-02 | [Fertilizer Costs Are Surging Again Just as US Farmers Look to Buy - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39880-fertilizer-costs-are-surging-again-just-as-us-farmers-look-to-buy-bloomberg.md) | -5.4% | -10.5% |
| UREA | 2021-09-30 | [U.S. natgas futures jump to 7-year high on Europe supply fears \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45219-u-s-natgas-futures-jump-to-7-year-high-on-europe-supply-fears-reuters.md) | +31.3% | +34.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/supply-fears-spark-fertiliser-buying-rush-by-french-farmers-yara-says-idUSL8N2ROB4P/

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