# fertilizer costs up more than 20% :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)

> Fertilizer costs for the 2019 season are up more than 20% over year-ago levels, with ammonia and urea prices rising. The increase follows poor harvests that lifted crop prices from South America to Europe and Australia, and weak emerging-market currencies that raise the cost of dollar-priced shipments.

- Date: 2018-09-19 · published 2018-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63363-fertilizer-costs-up-more-than-20-content-tap-oan-hoa-chat-viet-nam-vinachem
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher nitrogen input costs raise the cost of grain production and can support corn and feed prices over time, while urea demand from India adds upward pressure on world prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Sources

- vinachem.com.vn: https://www.vinachem.com.vn/articles/market-and-product-vnc/fertilizer-costs-up-more-than-20.html

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