# Russia-Ukraine War Drives World Wholesale Fertilizer Prices Higher - Supply Chain Council of European Union | Scceu.org

> US river terminals raised urea offers to $605-$635/t FOB after the Ukraine conflict began, with some terminals pulling prices. Interruptions to nitrogen production and movement in eastern Europe pushed prices higher across Europe and Brazil. Surging gas costs and sanctions uncertainty further supported urea values.

- Date: 2022-03-15 · published 2022-03-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5511-russia-ukraine-war-drives-world-wholesale-fertilizer-prices-higher-supply-chain
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Disrupted nitrogen exports from eastern Europe and higher gas costs push up urea prices, raising costs for grain and feed producers. Prices are expected to stay firm into the medium term.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-10-04 | [How the Russia-Ukraine War Fueled Record Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39051-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-fueled-record-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.6% | -13.7% |
| UREA | 2022-09-28 | [How the war in Ukraine is affecting the world's supply of fertilizer : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39891-how-the-war-in-ukraine-is-affecting-the-world-s-supply-of-fertilizer-npr.md) | -5.3% | -9.1% |
| UREA | 2026-02-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise on supply chain issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20532-fertilizer-prices-rise-on-supply-chain-issues.md) | +0.1% | +31.0% |
| UREA | 2026-10-13 | [Fertilizer Prices Stay Volatile as Strait of Hormuz, Russia Disrupt Supply \| Iowa PBS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17038-fertilizer-prices-stay-volatile-as-strait-of-hormuz-russia-disrupt-supply-iowa.md) | +1.0% | — |
| UREA | 2026-03-10 | [Middle East conflict strains fertilizer supply chains \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20099-middle-east-conflict-strains-fertilizer-supply-chains-world-fertilizer.md) | +2.8% | +21.1% |
| NATGAS | 2022-10-04 | [How the Russia-Ukraine War Fueled Record Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39051-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-fueled-record-fertilizer-prices.md) | +5.0% | -6.5% |
| NATGAS | 2022-07-10 | [Explainer: Why Russia drives European and British gas prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40669-explainer-why-russia-drives-european-and-british-gas-prices.md) | +9.5% | +31.7% |
| NATGAS | 2022-02-24 | [European gas prices soar and oil tops $105 after Russia attacks Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42882-european-gas-prices-soar-and-oil-tops-105-after-russia-attacks-ukraine.md) | +2.2% | +13.9% |

## Sources

- scceu.org: https://scceu.org/russia-ukraine-war-drives-world-wholesale-fertilizer-prices-higher/

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