# Precision ag softens fertiliser, chemical supply risk - Grain Central

> Rabobank says Australian grain growers face possible shortages of imported fertilizers and agrochemicals due to COVID-19, though supplies are mostly adequate for now. Urea imports are a growing concern as growers prepare to seed the winter crop after favourable rains.

- Date: 2020-04-20 · published 2020-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53564-precision-ag-softens-fertiliser-chemical-supply-risk-grain-central
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Tight Australian urea imports during peak seeding could lift local nitrogen prices and may affect winter crop planting decisions, with limited effect on grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-07-06 | [Fertiliser supply chain \| Maersk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40414-fertiliser-supply-chain-maersk.md) | +2.2% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2026-01-28 | [Fertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruption - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21367-fertiliser-prices-start-to-rise-amid-supply-disruption-farmers-weekly.md) | +10.6% | +12.6% |
| UREA | 2022-04-22 | [Fertiliser prices hit new highs as multiple problems affect global supplies :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41767-fertiliser-prices-hit-new-highs-as-multiple-problems-affect-global-supplies.md) | -4.6% | -19.5% |
| UREA | 2026-07-29 | [Strait of Hormuz pressure on fertilizers: sulfur rises 322% in one year, phosphates lose demand and urea advances again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18694-strait-of-hormuz-pressure-on-fertilizers-sulfur-rises-322-in-one-year.md) | +0.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2024-08-27 | [Industrial Action Threatens Phosphate, Potash Supply \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4543-industrial-action-threatens-phosphate-potash-supply-cz-app.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/news/precision-ag-softens-fertiliser-chemical-supply-risk/

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