# Fertilizer price surge shows signs of a top…

> Farm Futures analyst Bryce Knorr says fertilizer prices are showing signs of topping out, but lower input costs will not reach farmers until summer. The Suez Canal blockage by the Ever Given added shipping delays for grain and fertilizer on top of a difficult winter and coronavirus disruption.

- Date: 2021-03-30 · published 2021-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48046-fertilizer-price-surge-shows-signs-of-a-top
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Higher and slow-to-fall fertilizer costs raise the cost of growing crops and squeeze farm margins, which can support grain prices and tighten feed supply in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-09-15 | [U.S. fertilizer prices soar as storms roil industry hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45369-u-s-fertilizer-prices-soar-as-storms-roil-industry-hub.md) | +0.4% | +41.4% |
| UREA | 2024-01-18 | [Global shipping delays will affect fertilizer prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32437-global-shipping-delays-will-affect-fertilizer-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +12.2% |
| 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% |
| UREA | 2026-01-28 | [Fertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruption - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21367-fertiliser-prices-start-to-rise-amid-supply-disruption-farmers-weekly.md) | +10.6% | +12.6% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/fertilizer-price-surge-shows-signs-of-a-top-

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