# Fertilizer Prices Soar to Highest in Decade Amid Supply Chain Disruptions, Adverse Climate Conditions | the deep dive

> Bloomberg's Green Markets North America Fertilizer Price Index rose to its highest level since 2012. Higher crop prices abroad and US farmers' stronger demand, along with higher logistics and energy costs and new tariffs, pushed up phosphate, potash and nitrogen prices. The article expects higher food costs for consumers.

- Date: 2021-09-01 · published 2021-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5168-fertilizer-prices-soar-to-highest-in-decade-amid-supply-chain-disruptions
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Rising phosphate, potash and nitrogen costs lift the cost of crop production and push up grain and feed ingredient prices over time.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thedeepdive.ca: https://thedeepdive.ca/fertilizer-prices-soar-to-highest-in-decade-amid-supply-chain-disruptions-adverse-climate-conditions/

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