# Global Nitrogen Market: 6 Factors to Watch in 2019 - CropLife

> CropLife's outlook for the global nitrogen market highlights six factors for 2019, including energy prices in Europe and Asia. The article notes urea prices hit multi-decade lows before rising in the second half of 2018, and that demand growth in South America and Asia continues.

- Date: 2019-02-25 · published 2019-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60901-global-nitrogen-market-6-factors-to-watch-in-2019-croplife
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Energy costs drive nitrogen production expenses, so gas and coal price shifts can push fertilizer prices and farm input costs, which in turn affect corn production economics.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2019-03-04 | [Global Nitrogen Market: 6 Factors to Watch in 2019 - AgriBusiness Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60405-global-nitrogen-market-6-factors-to-watch-in-2019-agribusiness-global.md) | -4.6% | -10.7% |
| NATGAS | 2024-09-20 | [What’s next for the global gas and LNG market?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28495-what-s-next-for-the-global-gas-and-lng-market.md) | +13.9% | -1.1% |
| NATGAS | 2026-07-01 | [Natural Gas Market Indicators – June 25, 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18981-natural-gas-market-indicators-june-25-2026.md) | -4.1% | -19.8% |
| NATGAS | 2024-12-01 | [5 factors affecting North American natural gas markets this winter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27599-5-factors-affecting-north-american-natural-gas-markets-this-winter.md) | -12.6% | +8.2% |
| NATGAS | 2023-04-24 | [Volatility Still Lurking in Global Natural Gas Markets Despite Easing Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36593-volatility-still-lurking-in-global-natural-gas-markets-despite-easing-prices.md) | +5.5% | +11.7% |
| CORN | 2022-05-25 | [What's in Store for the 2022 Feeder Cattle Market?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5071-what-s-in-store-for-the-2022-feeder-cattle-market.md) | -2.8% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2020-02-24 | [Economist expects new considerations in grain markets \| 2020-02-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54625-economist-expects-new-considerations-in-grain-markets-2020-02-24-world-grain.md) | -2.5% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2023-04-18 | [2023 U.S. pork profitability banks upon many factors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36550-2023-u-s-pork-profitability-banks-upon-many-factors.md) | -0.4% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- croplife.com: https://www.croplife.com/crop-inputs/fertilizer/global-nitrogen-market-6-factors-to-watch-in-2019/

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