# Fertiliser supply tightens as gas price rises further - Farmers Weekly

> European ammonium nitrate plants are shutting down fully or partly due to high gas prices, with Polish plants Anwil and Grupa Azoty halting production and Lithuania's Achema due to close on 1 September. Imported AN was offered at £820-£835/t and urea rose to £745-£760/t delivered as buyers switched away from AN.

- Date: 2022-08-23 · published 2022-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Europe · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5142-fertiliser-supply-tightens-as-gas-price-rises-further-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Gas-driven fertilizer supply cuts push nitrogen prices higher and the trade expects up to a 35% drop in fertilizer use for the coming crop, which could trim yields and raise grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-08-26 | 1 | +19.1% | 7.3 | European gas-driven shutdowns of ammonium nitrate plants (Anwil, Grupa Azoty, Achema) tightened nitrogen fertiliser supply and pushed buyers to switch to urea, lifting delivered urea prices, though the report dates to 3 days before the move and the size of a 19% one-day jump suggests other drivers also contributed. |
| UREA | 2022-08-25 | 1 | +19.1% | 7.7 | European AN plant shutdowns pushed buyers toward urea, raising urea demand and delivered prices (£745-760/t). |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-09 | [Feed price rises point to tighter margins this winter   - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17594-feed-price-rises-point-to-tighter-margins-this-winter-farmers-weekly.md) | +3.9% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2022-08-25 | [Fertiliser makers cut output as gas prices surge \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5147-fertiliser-makers-cut-output-as-gas-prices-surge-reuters.md) | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2026-03-23 | [Corn Prices: Crop Hits Two-Week High as Iran War Threatens Fertilizer Supply - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20182-corn-prices-crop-hits-two-week-high-as-iran-war-threatens-fertilizer-supply.md) | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2022-05-31 | [Why fertiliser prices are soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41723-why-fertiliser-prices-are-soaring.md) | -0.8% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-09 | [Crop Prices Jump as War Snarls Trade and Risks Tightening Supply - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20242-crop-prices-jump-as-war-snarls-trade-and-risks-tightening-supply-bloomberg.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-09 | [Feed price rises point to tighter margins this winter   - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17594-feed-price-rises-point-to-tighter-margins-this-winter-farmers-weekly.md) | -1.4% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-25 | [Fertiliser makers cut output as gas prices surge \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5147-fertiliser-makers-cut-output-as-gas-prices-surge-reuters.md) | +0.6% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-25 | [UK wheat prices rise sharply in volatile market - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6309-uk-wheat-prices-rise-sharply-in-volatile-market-farmers-weekly.md) | +9.4% | +23.7% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/input-prices/fertiliser-supply-tightens-as-gas-price-rises-further

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