# Fertilizer market developments - Інфоіндустрія

> Ukraine's fertilizer market registered a $997.7 million trade deficit in 2017, with imports of $1.1 billion against exports of $129.2 million. Weak Russian nitrogen purchasing power pushed risky supplies of ammonium nitrate and urea into Ukraine, and sanctions against Russian imports are also reshaping flows.

- Date: 2018-05-31 · published 2018-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64958-fertilizer-market-developments
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting Russian nitrogen flows and sanctions reshape regional fertilizer trade, with Ukraine's heavy import dependence keeping regional nitrogen costs under pressure.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-06-29 | [Fertiliser market developments after disruption of 2022 - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35425-fertiliser-market-developments-after-disruption-of-2022-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.8% | +10.5% |
| UREA | 2023-06-07 | [Fertilizer Market Report – June 7, 2023 - Genesis Fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35811-fertilizer-market-report-june-7-2023-genesis-fertilizers.md) | +0.3% | +4.6% |
| UREA | 2022-10-21 | [Fertilizer markets and the Rand generally stable this week.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39463-fertilizer-markets-and-the-rand-generally-stable-this-week.md) | -2.5% | -13.0% |
| UREA | 2023-04-28 | [US boost to fertilizer markets nears an end, demand outlook remains a concern amidst negative economic drivers.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6332-us-boost-to-fertilizer-markets-nears-an-end-demand-outlook-remains-a-concern.md) | -0.7% | +2.8% |
| UREA | 2024-06-25 | [Export Situation of Major Fertilizers in China in May.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30106-export-situation-of-major-fertilizers-in-china-in-may.md) | -2.6% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- infoindustria.com.ua: https://infoindustria.com.ua/fertilizer-market-developments/

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