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Raw material prices for ammonia, nitrogen, phosphates, potash and sulphates are up 30% since the start of 2022, according to CRU, and now exceed 2008 levels. The Ukraine-Russia conflict has severely disrupted trade, and Russia is a top global exporter of nitrogen and a major supplier of potassic and phosphorus fertilisers.
Record fertiliser costs raise the production cost of feed grains and oilseeds, which can curb planting and tighten feed supply. Price pressure on crops feeds into higher feed costs for livestock producers.
cnbc.comElliot SmithMar 22, 2022After 205 past bullish geopolitics events, Urea moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -2.1% to +3.0%), and -0.4% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 114 past bullish geopolitics events, DAP moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.3% to +1.2%), and +0.3% over 20.
After 136 past bullish geopolitics events, Natural Gas moved a median +2.7% over 5 sessions (63% higher; middle half -1.8% to +8.8%), and +4.0% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
