# China gas shortage could be causing a shortage of fertiliser for farmers, pushing prices higher - ABC News

> Australian phosphate fertiliser prices have jumped, with MAP and DAP up about $200 per tonne and urea up about $120 per tonne over several weeks. The shortage is linked to reduced Chinese gas production used to make certain fertilisers, raising concerns about seeding supply.

- Date: 2021-02-04 · published 2021-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48946-china-gas-shortage-could-be-causing-a-shortage-of-fertiliser-for-farmers
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese gas-related fertilizer curtailment tightens global phosphate and nitrogen supply, lifting input costs that feed into grain and oilseed production economics.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-02-04 | 5 | +31.8% | 12.3 | Reduced Chinese gas output and phosphate supply constraints pushed MAP and DAP up about $200/t, adding to global price pressure. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-04-23 | [Four charts that paint a worrying picture for global fertiliser prices - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19640-four-charts-that-paint-a-worrying-picture-for-global-fertiliser-prices-abc-news.md) | -0.3% | +6.6% |
| DAP | 2025-11-03 | [China export controls emerge as factor in rising fertilizer prices - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6226-china-export-controls-emerge-as-factor-in-rising-fertilizer-prices-nikkei-asia.md) | +0.0% | -10.2% |
| DAP | 2026-03-31 | [Farmers pay more for fertilisers despite no major shortage \| The Daily Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20477-farmers-pay-more-for-fertilisers-despite-no-major-shortage-the-daily-star.md) | +4.0% | +4.7% |
| DAP | 2022-05-31 | [Why fertiliser prices are soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41723-why-fertiliser-prices-are-soaring.md) | -4.4% | -0.9% |
| DAP | 2022-05-06 | [Prices of Most Fertilizers Continue Rise, as Wheat Prices Climb on Supply Concerns \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9741-prices-of-most-fertilizers-continue-rise-as-wheat-prices-climb-on-supply.md) | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| UREA | 2026-04-23 | [Four charts that paint a worrying picture for global fertiliser prices - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19640-four-charts-that-paint-a-worrying-picture-for-global-fertiliser-prices-abc-news.md) | -1.4% | -16.0% |
| UREA | 2022-08-23 | [Fertiliser supply tightens as gas price rises further - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5142-fertiliser-supply-tightens-as-gas-price-rises-further-farmers-weekly.md) | +20.2% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2026-03-05 | [How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6255-how-the-iran-war-could-create-a-fertiliser-shock-an-often-ignored-global-risk.md) | +3.0% | +20.1% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-02-05/fertiliser-prices-jump-for-farmers-amid-shortage/13120414

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