# Floods stall fertilizer shipments in latest blow to U.S. farmers

> River locks on the main U.S. grain and fertilizer artery have been shut for weeks because of high water, stalling barge shipments of fertilizer. Corn farmers are at risk of not receiving crucial nutrients before spring planting.

- Date: 2019-04-25 · published 2019-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59484-floods-stall-fertilizer-shipments-in-latest-blow-to-u-s-farmers
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed fertilizer deliveries can push some planting later or shift acreage, and the higher input costs and tighter nutrient supply support fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-09-14 | [Fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remain near zero](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17416-fertilizer-shipments-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-remain-near-zero.md) | +1.9% | -5.2% |
| UREA | 2021-02-19 | [Fertilizer freight rates jump to new highs \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48522-fertilizer-freight-rates-jump-to-new-highs-latest-market-news.md) | +1.5% | +11.7% |
| UREA | 2026-01-28 | [Fertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruption - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21367-fertiliser-prices-start-to-rise-amid-supply-disruption-farmers-weekly.md) | +10.6% | +12.6% |
| UREA | 2026-10-28 | [Urea Shipments Stall at Hormuz as Gulf Backlog Nears 1M Tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1476-urea-shipments-stall-at-hormuz-as-gulf-backlog-nears-1m-tonnes.md) | -1.3% | — |
| UREA | 2021-09-15 | [U.S. fertilizer prices soar as storms roil industry hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45369-u-s-fertilizer-prices-soar-as-storms-roil-industry-hub.md) | +0.4% | +41.4% |
| DAP | 2026-09-14 | [Fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remain near zero](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17416-fertilizer-shipments-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-remain-near-zero.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| DAP | 2021-02-19 | [Fertilizer freight rates jump to new highs \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48522-fertilizer-freight-rates-jump-to-new-highs-latest-market-news.md) | -1.5% | -1.7% |
| DAP | 2026-03-13 | [OCP and Maaden sell MAP and TSP to Latin America \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12921-ocp-and-maaden-sell-map-and-tsp-to-latin-america-world-fertilizer.md) | +1.4% | +11.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-fertilizer/floods-stall-fertilizer-shipments-in-latest-blow-to-u-s-farmers-idUSKCN1S11BY/?feedName=domesticNews&feedType=RSS

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