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Ukraine's Cabinet announced on March 14 an embargo on mineral fertilizer imports from Russia, which supplied over 60% of Ukraine's supply. The article describes the domestic fertilizer market as a monopoly controlled by Dmitry Firtash's interests, and EuroChem, a Russian-owned producer, is among those affected.
Removing a major import source can tighten Ukrainian fertilizer supply and lift local prices, while redirecting trade flows may affect Black Sea nitrogen trade. Farmers face higher input costs for the spring sowing season.
archive.kyivpost.comDenys KrasnikovApr 2, 2018After 26 past neutral policy events, Urea moved a median -1.0% over 5 sessions (27% higher; middle half -4.1% to +0.6%), and -2.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
