# Farm budgets to feel pinch of fertiliser price rises | Countryman

> Western Australian growers are told fertiliser and chemical costs may stay at current highs into early 2019. Prices for nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and some herbicides have risen from decile 1 to decile 5-6 levels. Drivers include tight global supply, lower Chinese urea exports, a weak Australian dollar, high fuel prices and US sanctions on Iran.

- Date: 2018-11-06 · published 2018-11-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62008-farm-budgets-to-feel-pinch-of-fertiliser-price-rises-countryman
- 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

Higher fertiliser costs squeeze farm budgets and may cut planted area or fertiliser application. Firm urea and phosphate prices keep feed-grain production costs elevated.

## Read by commodity

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

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| 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 | 2021-10-05 | [Farmers face fertiliser shortages, higher prices after China export ban \| VIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5913-farmers-face-fertiliser-shortages-higher-prices-after-china-export-ban-vic.md) | +6.2% | +11.5% |
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| UREA | 2026-04-27 | [India To Import 64 Lakh Tonnnes Of Urea, 19 Lakh Tonnes Of Other Fertilisers Amid Rising Prices From US-Israel-Iran War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7259-india-to-import-64-lakh-tonnnes-of-urea-19-lakh-tonnes-of-other-fertilisers.md) | -8.8% | -16.4% |
| UREA | 2021-09-29 | [AgriMarketing.com - Fertilizer Prices Heading Toward Record Highs Due To Series Of Black Swan Events](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45026-agrimarketing-com-fertilizer-prices-heading-toward-record-highs-due-to-series.md) | +31.3% | +34.0% |
| DAP | 2021-05-06 | [Will fertiliser prices fall in the middle of this month?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7726-will-fertiliser-prices-fall-in-the-middle-of-this-month.md) | +1.8% | +6.6% |
| 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% |
| DAP | 2021-10-05 | [Farmers face fertiliser shortages, higher prices after China export ban \| VIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5913-farmers-face-fertiliser-shortages-higher-prices-after-china-export-ban-vic.md) | 0.0% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- countryman.com.au: https://www.countryman.com.au/countryman/grain/farm-budgets-to-feel-pinch-of-fertiliser-price-rises-ng-b881006329z

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