# Farmers see fertiliser price surge as Iran war blocks exports, threatening losses | Reuters

> Urea prices rose by about $80 per ton from roughly $470 per ton before the start of the Iran war, according to traders. A major single-site urea plant lost its natural gas feedstock after its operator shut down gas output.

- Date: 2026-03-05 · published 2026-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6254-farmers-see-fertiliser-price-surge-as-iran-war-blocks-exports-threatening
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Urea is a key nitrogen fertiliser, and a supply loss during planting season raises farmers' input costs and can pressure crop margins and feed grain pricing.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-04-17 | [Argentina wheat threatened by high urea fertilizer prices due to  Iran war \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20035-argentina-wheat-threatened-by-high-urea-fertilizer-prices-due-to-iran-war.md) | -2.7% | -17.7% |
| UREA | 2022-08-23 | [Fertiliser supply tightens as gas price rises further - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5142-fertiliser-supply-tightens-as-gas-price-rises-further-farmers-weekly.md) | +20.2% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2026-03-25 | [Fertilizer prices surge amid Iran war, sparking food security warnings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20097-fertilizer-prices-surge-amid-iran-war-sparking-food-security-warnings.md) | +2.1% | +11.5% |
| UREA | 2026-03-05 | [How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6255-how-the-iran-war-could-create-a-fertiliser-shock-an-often-ignored-global-risk.md) | +3.0% | +20.1% |
| UREA | 2020-06-06 | [From the Persian Gulf to the granaries of Lithuania: the war in Iran threatens a price shock for food and fertiliser - Agrobitė](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52545-from-the-persian-gulf-to-the-granaries-of-lithuania-the-war-in-iran-threatens-a.md) | +1.3% | +7.1% |
| WTI | 2026-03-05 | [How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6255-how-the-iran-war-could-create-a-fertiliser-shock-an-often-ignored-global-risk.md) | +16.5% | +35.8% |
| WTI | 2026-03-07 | [US pump prices surge as Iran war upends global energy supply \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5531-us-pump-prices-surge-as-iran-war-upends-global-energy-supply-reuters.md) | +8.5% | +25.0% |
| WTI | 2026-03-01 | [Oil and gas prices surge as Iran war disrupts Middle Eastern output \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5228-oil-and-gas-prices-surge-as-iran-war-disrupts-middle-eastern-output-reuters.md) | +35.6% | +50.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iran-war-threatens-asia-fertiliser-supplies-ahead-planting-season-2026-03-05/

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