# Farmers face fertiliser shortages, higher prices after China export ban | VIC

> Victorian farmers face fertilizer shortages and higher prices after China's ban on exports from state-owned producers. Urea and phosphate prices have nearly tripled from a year earlier, and DAP is out of stock in Victoria. Distributors are sourcing from other countries.

- Date: 2021-10-05 · published 2021-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5913-farmers-face-fertiliser-shortages-higher-prices-after-china-export-ban-vic
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Australia imports much of its fertilizer, so the loss of Chinese supply and high gas costs drive up local prices and limit availability. Tight input supply could cut application rates and affect crop yields and feed grain output.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-08-22 | [European farmers facing higher costs after EU tariffs on Russian fertiliser imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23256-european-farmers-facing-higher-costs-after-eu-tariffs-on-russian-fertiliser.md) | -0.8% | -8.6% |
| UREA | 2021-08-05 | [Fertiliser shortage looms as global prices skyrocket \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45883-fertiliser-shortage-looms-as-global-prices-skyrocket-business-news-the-indian.md) | +1.4% | +8.5% |
| UREA | 2025-02-25 | [Vietnam increases fertiliser exports amid rising global prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25959-vietnam-increases-fertiliser-exports-amid-rising-global-prices.md) | -0.9% | -4.5% |
| UREA | 2026-04-07 | [China's coal-based urea insulates its farmers from global fertiliser turmoil \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20036-china-s-coal-based-urea-insulates-its-farmers-from-global-fertiliser-turmoil.md) | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| UREA | 2023-09-08 | [India fertilizer industry on ‘wait and watch’ mode after China bans urea export - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34434-india-fertilizer-industry-on-wait-and-watch-mode-after-china-bans-urea-export.md) | -0.6% | -4.9% |
| DAP | 2025-08-22 | [European farmers facing higher costs after EU tariffs on Russian fertiliser imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23256-european-farmers-facing-higher-costs-after-eu-tariffs-on-russian-fertiliser.md) | -0.2% | -2.8% |
| DAP | 2021-08-05 | [Fertiliser shortage looms as global prices skyrocket \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45883-fertiliser-shortage-looms-as-global-prices-skyrocket-business-news-the-indian.md) | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| DAP | 2025-02-25 | [Vietnam increases fertiliser exports amid rising global prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25959-vietnam-increases-fertiliser-exports-amid-rising-global-prices.md) | +1.7% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- stockandland.com.au: https://www.stockandland.com.au/story/7456844/china-export-ban-fuels-fertiliser-price-increase/

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