# Fertiliser prices rise on stronger demand and weaker currency - Farmers Weekly

> UK fertilizer prices rose in early April as spot demand grew with drilling and grassland ordering, and a weaker pound raised import costs. UK-made ammonium nitrate rose about £5/t, and urea was quoted at £255-£263/t, with traders seeing limited further upside.

- Date: 2020-04-01 · published 2020-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53568-fertiliser-prices-rise-on-stronger-demand-and-weaker-currency-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker sterling and firm spring demand lift UK fertilizer costs, which can raise feed-grain production costs in Britain and Europe.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-01-05 | [Little relief in sight on fertiliser supply and price - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4589-little-relief-in-sight-on-fertiliser-supply-and-price-farmers-weekly.md) | -11.9% | -20.3% |
| UREA | 2022-08-10 | [Urea demand grows on both price and supply issues - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40351-urea-demand-grows-on-both-price-and-supply-issues-farmers-weekly.md) | +0.4% | +11.1% |
| UREA | 2023-09-19 | [Global supply constraints push up UK fertiliser prices - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34019-global-supply-constraints-push-up-uk-fertiliser-prices-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.5% | -6.2% |
| UREA | 2020-06-19 | [Sharp increase in SA fertiliser prices due to weak rand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52920-sharp-increase-in-sa-fertiliser-prices-due-to-weak-rand.md) | +0.6% | +6.2% |
| UREA | 2020-11-27 | [Weak rand results in big fertiliser price increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4396-weak-rand-results-in-big-fertiliser-price-increase.md) | +8.7% | +6.6% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/input-prices/fertiliser-prices-rise-on-stronger-demand-and-weaker-currency

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