# Fertilizer prices have not yet budged - Inside Mest | Boerenbusiness. Nl

> Fertilizer prices in the Netherlands have not fallen despite steep declines in oil and natural gas prices. Traders are trying to buy competitively ahead of the new fertilizer marketing season, while producers hold firm. Buyers are also purchasing less in bulk and using more residual flows.

- Date: 2020-05-05 · published 2020-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53440-fertilizer-prices-have-not-yet-budged-inside-mest-boerenbusiness-nl
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Natural gas is the main input cost for nitrogen fertilizer, so lower energy prices would normally push urea and nitrogen prices down. Sticky European prices suggest limited near-term relief for buyers, though a decline could follow as the new season begins.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral

## Sources

- en.boerenbusiness.nl: https://en.boerenbusiness.nl/mest/artikel/10887076/kunstmestprijs-geeft-nog-geen-krimp

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