# US Corn Growers Could Face Higher Fertilizer Costs From Import Tariffs

> The US government is considering tariffs on imports of UAN nitrogen fertilizer, which is widely used on corn. Gro Intelligence says a trade action could constrain UAN supply and raise farm prices for years.

- Date: 2021-08-23 · published 2021-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45494-us-corn-growers-could-face-higher-fertilizer-costs-from-import-tariffs
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Higher nitrogen fertilizer costs would squeeze corn grower margins and could cut planted acreage, while tightening nitrogen supply lifts urea prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-08-26 | 1 | +1.8% | 3.0 | Possible US tariffs on UAN imports (reported 2021-08-23) point to tighter nitrogen supply and higher prices, which could support urea sentiment in the days before the 1.81% rise. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-08-22 | [European farmers facing higher costs after EU tariffs on Russian fertiliser imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23256-european-farmers-facing-higher-costs-after-eu-tariffs-on-russian-fertiliser.md) | -0.8% | -8.6% |
| UREA | 2025-02-05 | [Urea, UAN32 lead fertilizer prices higher; tariffs could boost potash prices - AgriAmerica](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25958-urea-uan32-lead-fertilizer-prices-higher-tariffs-could-boost-potash-prices.md) | +2.4% | -1.5% |
| UREA | 2022-02-23 | [With fertilizer costs high and seeds scarce, U.S. farmers turn to soy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42759-with-fertilizer-costs-high-and-seeds-scarce-u-s-farmers-turn-to-soy-reuters.md) | +17.4% | +41.3% |
| UREA | 2025-08-01 | [US fresh trade tariffs set challenges for the global fertilizers industry \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23261-us-fresh-trade-tariffs-set-challenges-for-the-global-fertilizers-industry-s-and.md) | +3.0% | +0.3% |
| UREA | 2021-10-05 | [Farmers face fertiliser shortages, higher prices after China export ban \| VIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5913-farmers-face-fertiliser-shortages-higher-prices-after-china-export-ban-vic.md) | +6.2% | +11.5% |

## Sources

- gro-intelligence.com: https://www.gro-intelligence.com/insights/us-corn-growers-could-face-higher-fertilizer-costs-from-import-tariffs

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