# What is the Current State of Potassium Sulfate Prices?

> Potassium sulfate and other potash, phosphate and nitrogen prices are at levels not seen in about a decade, according to analysts. Several forecasts suggest costs will stay high into 2022, citing energy prices, Gulf Coast storms and European gas-driven plant closures.

- Date: 2021-10-28 · published 2021-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44892-what-is-the-current-state-of-potassium-sulfate-prices
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained high fertilizer prices raise the cost of growing feed grains and oilseeds, supporting feed input prices and reducing expected acreage response.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-10-31 | 1 | +4.4% | 6.3 | Published days before the move, it shows phosphate prices at decade highs with forecasts of elevated costs into 2022 from energy, storm and European plant closure pressures, reinforcing bullish sentiment. |

## Sources

- blog.agchemigroup.eu: https://blog.agchemigroup.eu/what-is-the-current-state-of-potassium-sulfate-prices/

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