# Fertiliser prices hit new highs as multiple problems affect global supplies | Food security | The Guardian

> Global fertiliser prices reached new records as supplies were hit by reduced output from Russia and Belarus. Supply chain disruptions, a Chinese export ban and a Canadian rail strike also tightened availability. Several factors are combining to constrain global fertiliser supply.

- Date: 2022-03-21 · published 2022-03-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5514-fertiliser-prices-hit-new-highs-as-multiple-problems-affect-global-supplies
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Combined export restrictions and logistics disruptions keep fertiliser supply tight, raising input costs for grain and feed producers. Prices are likely to remain elevated while these constraints persist.

## Read by commodity

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

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| UREA | 2026-04-29 | [As nitrogen-based fertilizer prices soar, global food inflation looms - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7255-as-nitrogen-based-fertilizer-prices-soar-global-food-inflation-looms-the.md) | -9.4% | -17.3% |
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| UREA | 2026-03-25 | [Fertilizer prices surge amid Iran war, sparking food security warnings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20097-fertilizer-prices-surge-amid-iran-war-sparking-food-security-warnings.md) | +2.1% | +11.5% |
| UREA | 2023-02-08 | [Fertiliser boom reveals food security price power \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11745-fertiliser-boom-reveals-food-security-price-power-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -6.9% |
| DAP | 2026-04-29 | [As nitrogen-based fertilizer prices soar, global food inflation looms - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7255-as-nitrogen-based-fertilizer-prices-soar-global-food-inflation-looms-the.md) | +4.5% | +6.9% |
| DAP | 2026-03-25 | [Fertilizer prices surge amid Iran war, sparking food security warnings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20097-fertilizer-prices-surge-amid-iran-war-sparking-food-security-warnings.md) | +5.5% | +10.4% |
| DAP | 2026-04-23 | [Four charts that paint a worrying picture for global fertiliser prices - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19640-four-charts-that-paint-a-worrying-picture-for-global-fertiliser-prices-abc-news.md) | -0.3% | +6.6% |

## Sources

- theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/21/fertiliser-prices-hit-new-highs-as-multiple-problems-affect-global-supplies

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