# Fertiliser makers cut output as gas prices surge | Reuters

> Norway's Yara, one of the world's largest fertilizer makers, is further cutting ammonia production in Europe due to the surge in gas prices, following other manufacturers.

- Date: 2022-08-25 · published 2022-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5147-fertiliser-makers-cut-output-as-gas-prices-surge-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Another major European producer curtailing ammonia output tightens nitrogen supply and supports fertilizer prices, raising input costs for grain and feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-08-24 | [Grupa Azoty unit limits fertiliser output due to gas prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5145-grupa-azoty-unit-limits-fertiliser-output-due-to-gas-prices.md) | +2.3% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 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) | +5.2% | +3.4% |
| 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 | 2021-09-21 | [Food prices poised to surge with fertilizer at highest in years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45024-food-prices-poised-to-surge-with-fertilizer-at-highest-in-years.md) | +1.8% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2022-03-09 | [Cattle Input Prices Surge \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42434-cattle-input-prices-surge-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +3.3% | +10.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-24 | [Grupa Azoty unit limits fertiliser output due to gas prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5145-grupa-azoty-unit-limits-fertiliser-output-due-to-gas-prices.md) | +0.6% | +4.7% |
| WHEAT | 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) | +1.4% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-31 | [Why fertiliser prices are soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41723-why-fertiliser-prices-are-soaring.md) | -1.4% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/fertiliser-makers-cut-output-surging-gas-prices-2022-08-25/

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