# Global fertilizer prices expected to remain low over second half of 2020 - RealAgriculture

> Rabobank's semi-annual outlook expects global nitrogen, phosphate and potash prices to stay low through the second half of 2020, near ten-year lows. Lower natural gas and coal costs and weak demand are cited as drivers.

- Date: 2020-07-03 · published 2020-07-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52429-global-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-low-over-second-half-of-2020
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Cheap fertilizer inputs keep farm input costs low for feed grain production, but weak demand and low commodity price outlooks limit upside for fertilizer prices over the next six months.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-10-01 | [Global prices for fertilizers returned to 2021 levels in 2023 after surging in 2022 )](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34027-global-prices-for-fertilizers-returned-to-2021-levels-in-2023-after-surging-in.md) | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| UREA | 2023-04-08 | [Global Fertilizer Price Updates: March’ 2023 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5937-global-fertilizer-price-updates-march-2023.md) | +8.3% | +8.3% |
| UREA | 2024-05-15 | [Retail Fertilizer Prices Mixed; More Are Lower Than Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30186-retail-fertilizer-prices-mixed-more-are-lower-than-higher.md) | +0.2% | +2.3% |
| UREA | 2024-04-29 | [AgriMarketing.com - Rabobank: Global Fertilizer Growth Expected Despite Market Challenges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30659-agrimarketing-com-rabobank-global-fertilizer-growth-expected-despite-market.md) | -7.7% | -6.1% |
| UREA | 2022-12-07 | [Fertilizers prices to remain high, urea to fall on expansions :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38530-fertilizers-prices-to-remain-high-urea-to-fall-on-expansions-content-tap-oan.md) | -3.6% | -12.4% |
| DAP | 2023-04-08 | [Global Fertilizer Price Updates: March’ 2023 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5937-global-fertilizer-price-updates-march-2023.md) | +9.5% | -3.4% |
| DAP | 2024-05-15 | [Retail Fertilizer Prices Mixed; More Are Lower Than Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30186-retail-fertilizer-prices-mixed-more-are-lower-than-higher.md) | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| DAP | 2025-11-02 | [RaboResearch: Poor Affordability to Pressure Global Fertilizer Demand in 2026 - CropLife](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22291-raboresearch-poor-affordability-to-pressure-global-fertilizer-demand-in-2026.md) | +0.0% | -10.2% |

## Sources

- realagriculture.com: https://www.realagriculture.com/2020/07/global-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-low-over-second-half-of-2020/

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