# Farmers justified in reducing use of high-priced fertilizers, Yara admits - Grain Price News

> Yara International said farmers are financially justified in cutting fertilizer use after soaring prices, and its Q1 deliveries fell 11% to 6.79m tonnes. Its trials show optimal nitrogen application rates about 10% lower than two years earlier. Yara also cited a slight decline in its winter wheat yield estimate.

- Date: 2022-04-27 · published 2022-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6216-farmers-justified-in-reducing-use-of-high-priced-fertilizers-yara-admits-grain
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced fertilizer application lowers demand for nitrogen products and may trim yields, leaving mixed pressure on fertilizer prices and grain supply.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Sources

- grainpricenews.com: https://grainpricenews.com/2022/04/27/farmers-justified-in-reducing-use-of-high-priced-fertilizers-yara-admits/

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