Urea prices have risen about $10/t per week over the past six weeks, from around $440/t to roughly $500/t. Australian Fertiliser Services Association chairman Craig Swan attributed the increase to world supply and demand factors and currency movements.
Higher urea costs raise farm input costs for corn and other crops, which can shift acreage and influence future grain supply. The price rise reverses a long run of low fertilizer prices.
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