# The fertilizer king: How Firtash's monopoly strangles Ukrainian agriculture - Apr. 02, 2018 | KyivPost

> 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.

- Date: 2018-04-02 · published 2018-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65834-the-fertilizer-king-how-firtash-s-monopoly-strangles-ukrainian-agriculture-apr
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-07-20 | [Morocco's OCP offers Africa 550k tonnes of fertilizers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40817-morocco-s-ocp-offers-africa-550k-tonnes-of-fertilizers-financial-post.md) | -1.2% | +13.6% |
| UREA | 2024-11-01 | [Fertilizer subsidy payout declines in April-September  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5408-fertilizer-subsidy-payout-declines-in-april-september-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -4.7% | -5.0% |
| UREA | 2020-09-25 | [India’s Fertilizer Under Pressure \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51053-india-s-fertilizer-under-pressure-world-fertilizer.md) | -4.3% | -4.0% |
| UREA | 2023-04-18 | [Why stabilising the fertiliser market matters for Europe’s food industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36741-why-stabilising-the-fertiliser-market-matters-for-europe-s-food-industry.md) | +1.5% | +6.3% |
| UREA | 2025-12-11 | [Urea market braces for EU’s CBAM \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21823-urea-market-braces-for-eu-s-cbam-world-fertilizer.md) | +1.0% | +11.2% |

## Sources

- archive.kyivpost.com: https://archive.kyivpost.com/business/monopoly-firtash-fertilizer-king-cuts-income-ukrainian-farmers.html

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