# Ag Retailers ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Spring Fertilizer Demand - CropLife

> Ag retailers surveyed by CropLife expect a moderately good 2020 spring fertilizer season, citing strong corn acres and a good fall application season. The CropLife Buying Intentions Survey shows significant planned increases in 2020 spending across nutrient segments.

- Date: 2020-02-26 · published 2020-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54887-ag-retailers-cautiously-optimistic-about-spring-fertilizer-demand-croplife
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Expected strong US fertilizer demand tied to corn acreage supports nutrient prices and signals higher planted corn area ahead.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-02-05 | [The Nitrogen-Based Fertilizer Outlook for 2018 - CropLife](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66806-the-nitrogen-based-fertilizer-outlook-for-2018-croplife.md) | +0.1% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2022-09-27 | [Fertilizer Prices, Rates, and Costs for 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11906-fertilizer-prices-rates-and-costs-for-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | +1.8% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-01-18 | [La Niña and Fertilizer Crisis Still Concerning for Grains \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43038-la-nina-and-fertilizer-crisis-still-concerning-for-grains-cz-app.md) | +2.5% | +9.1% |
| CORN | 2019-08-19 | [Questions about Corn Crop Continue - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57435-questions-about-corn-crop-continue-farmdoc-daily.md) | -1.9% | -3.6% |
| CORN | 2025-04-02 | [Urea Western Canada DEL Prices Remained Elevated in March - Genesis Fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9273-urea-western-canada-del-prices-remained-elevated-in-march-genesis-fertilizers.md) | +1.0% | +2.5% |
| DAP | 2022-08-01 | [Mosaic sees fertilizer demand supported by tight crop supplies into 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39977-mosaic-sees-fertilizer-demand-supported-by-tight-crop-supplies-into-2023.md) | -1.0% | -3.3% |
| DAP | 2023-11-08 | [Mosaic sees strong global fertilizer demand, restrained supply in 2024 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33091-mosaic-sees-strong-global-fertilizer-demand-restrained-supply-in-2024-agri.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2026-04-14 | [Middle East war cuts fertilizer supply, dents Brazil’s demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20028-middle-east-war-cuts-fertilizer-supply-dents-brazil-s-demand.md) | +0.3% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- croplife.com: https://www.croplife.com/crop-inputs/ag-retailers-cautiously-optimistic-about-spring-fertilizer-demand/

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