# Cold dry spring starts to pressure nitrogen market - Farmers Weekly

> A cold, dry spring has slowed nitrogen demand in the UK, and prices have slipped a few pounds per tonne over the past two weeks. Urea is around £302-312/t and UK-made ammonium nitrate about £275-280/t, while phosphate prices remain high.

- Date: 2021-04-14 · published 2021-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47931-cold-dry-spring-starts-to-pressure-nitrogen-market-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Softer nitrogen prices reduce fertilizer costs for UK grain growers, though the weather-driven demand shortfall is limited to a short application window.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-11-07 | [Cutting nitrogen pays off in oats — if it’s drier \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10547-cutting-nitrogen-pays-off-in-oats-if-it-s-drier-the-western-producer.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| UREA | 2023-12-20 | [Brazilian drought slows fertilizer purchases, affecting global suppliers — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33049-brazilian-drought-slows-fertilizer-purchases-affecting-global-suppliers.md) | +0.8% | +1.8% |
| UREA | 2023-02-14 | [IP Crop Network, February Report - U.S. Identity Preserved Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13298-ip-crop-network-february-report-u-s-identity-preserved-alliance.md) | +1.2% | -3.1% |
| UREA | 2024-01-05 | [Fertilizer outlook provided  – Wyoming Livestock Roundup](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32055-fertilizer-outlook-provided-wyoming-livestock-roundup.md) | +1.6% | +13.0% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/input-prices/cold-dry-spring-starts-to-pressure-nitrogen-market

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