# Food prices poised to surge with fertilizer at highest in years

> Fertilizer prices have reached their highest levels in years, with urea in New Orleans hitting its highest since 2012 and DAP at its most expensive since 2008. Extreme weather, plant shutdowns and new government sanctions have all tightened supply this year. Farmers are cutting application rates or delaying purchases.

- Date: 2021-09-21 · published 2021-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45024-food-prices-poised-to-surge-with-fertilizer-at-highest-in-years
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher fertilizer costs can reduce application rates and planted acreage, which threatens yields and raises feed grain prices into next year. Analysts expect the cost pressure to pass through to food prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-10-01 | 5 | +28.9% | 7.1 | Urea in New Orleans at its highest since 2012 reflects tight supply, though it predates the final-week surge. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-09-01 | [Why higher fertilizer prices are here to stay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17863-why-higher-fertilizer-prices-are-here-to-stay.md) | +1.7% | +3.9% |
| UREA | 2026-03-25 | [Fertilizer prices surge amid Iran war, sparking food security warnings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20097-fertilizer-prices-surge-amid-iran-war-sparking-food-security-warnings.md) | +2.1% | +11.5% |
| UREA | 2024-03-21 | [Who’s afraid of high fertilizer prices? \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31144-who-s-afraid-of-high-fertilizer-prices-ifpri.md) | -0.4% | -19.1% |
| UREA | 2022-03-22 | [Fertilizer prices are at record highs. Here's what that means](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5512-fertilizer-prices-are-at-record-highs-here-s-what-that-means.md) | +0.4% | -0.7% |
| UREA | 2026-08-04 | [5 warning signs that fertilizer prices will stay high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17865-5-warning-signs-that-fertilizer-prices-will-stay-high.md) | -3.9% | +5.8% |
| DAP | 2026-09-01 | [Why higher fertilizer prices are here to stay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17863-why-higher-fertilizer-prices-are-here-to-stay.md) | +0.3% | +1.6% |
| DAP | 2026-03-25 | [Fertilizer prices surge amid Iran war, sparking food security warnings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20097-fertilizer-prices-surge-amid-iran-war-sparking-food-security-warnings.md) | +5.5% | +10.4% |
| DAP | 2022-03-22 | [Fertilizer prices are at record highs. Here's what that means](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5512-fertilizer-prices-are-at-record-highs-here-s-what-that-means.md) | +2.1% | 0.0% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crop-protection/food-prices-poised-to-surge-with-fertilizer-at-highest-in-years

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