# Fertilizer prices are at record highs. Here's what that means

> 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.

- Date: 2022-03-22 · published 2022-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5512-fertilizer-prices-are-at-record-highs-here-s-what-that-means
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-09-01 | [Why higher fertilizer prices are here to stay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17863-why-higher-fertilizer-prices-are-here-to-stay.md) | +1.7% | +3.9% |
| UREA | 2026-08-04 | [5 warning signs that fertilizer prices will stay high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17865-5-warning-signs-that-fertilizer-prices-will-stay-high.md) | -3.9% | +5.8% |
| UREA | 2024-03-21 | [Who’s afraid of high fertilizer prices? \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31144-who-s-afraid-of-high-fertilizer-prices-ifpri.md) | -0.4% | -19.1% |
| 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 | 2022-04-23 | [Fertilizer Prices Reach All-Time Highs Amid Turbulent Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42159-fertilizer-prices-reach-all-time-highs-amid-turbulent-market.md) | -18.1% | -19.0% |
| DAP | 2026-09-01 | [Why higher fertilizer prices are here to stay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17863-why-higher-fertilizer-prices-are-here-to-stay.md) | +0.3% | +1.6% |
| DAP | 2026-08-04 | [5 warning signs that fertilizer prices will stay high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17865-5-warning-signs-that-fertilizer-prices-will-stay-high.md) | -0.6% | -1.1% |
| DAP | 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) | -1.7% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/22/fertilizer-prices-are-at-record-highs-heres-what-that-means.html

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