# U.S. fertilizer prices soar as storms roil industry hub

> Prices for major U.S. fertilizers, including DAP and urea, soared after Hurricane Ida shut plants and disrupted shipping around New Orleans. Storm Nicholas now threatens further rain and flooding on the U.S. Gulf Coast, the main fertilizer trading hub. Barge availability for loading fertilizer remains a problem.

- Date: 2021-09-15 · published 2021-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45369-u-s-fertilizer-prices-soar-as-storms-roil-industry-hub
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Gulf Coast fertilizer disruption raises input costs for corn and soybean growers and could feed into global food inflation. Continued logistics problems may keep fertilizer prices elevated into the next planting cycle.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-04-25 | [Floods stall fertilizer shipments in latest blow to U.S. farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59484-floods-stall-fertilizer-shipments-in-latest-blow-to-u-s-farmers.md) | +0.4% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2019-04-25 | [Floods Stall Inland Fertilizer Barge Shipments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59754-floods-stall-inland-fertilizer-barge-shipments.md) | +0.4% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [Poultry prices may increase ahead of Christmas as feed, freight costs rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/241-poultry-prices-may-increase-ahead-of-christmas-as-feed-freight-costs-rise.md) | -0.5% | — |
| CORN | 2026-03-10 | [Black Sea freight rates rise amid soaring bunker fuel prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20360-black-sea-freight-rates-rise-amid-soaring-bunker-fuel-prices.md) | +3.2% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2026-10-29 | [Hormuz fertilizer shipments stay at zero for 2nd month as critical sulfur squeeze bites - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2186-hormuz-fertilizer-shipments-stay-at-zero-for-2nd-month-as-critical-sulfur.md) | -1.5% | — |
| UREA | 2024-05-01 | [All Eight Major Fertilizer Prices Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31059-all-eight-major-fertilizer-prices-higher.md) | -6.9% | -5.8% |
| UREA | 2021-03-30 | [Fertilizer price surge shows signs of a top…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48046-fertilizer-price-surge-shows-signs-of-a-top.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| UREA | 2021-06-21 | [Fertiliser prices continue to increase: MoIT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46891-fertiliser-prices-continue-to-increase-moit.md) | -1.5% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crop-protection/u-s-fertilizer-prices-soar-as-storms-roil-industry-hub

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