# Fertilizer prices continue to rise - Inside: Arable farming | Boerenbusiness. Nl

> European fertilizer prices are rising, with KAS at about €24 per 100 kg, up from €21.95 in November 2017. Nitrogen is the main driver, with the 2017 average up 10% from 2016. China, the main exporter, reportedly shipped 11 million tonnes less nitrogen after stricter environmental rules curbed coal-fired plants.

- Date: 2018-02-07 · published 2018-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66439-fertilizer-prices-continue-to-rise-inside-arable-farming-boerenbusiness-nl
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Chinese nitrogen exports tighten global urea supply, pushing up nitrogen fertilizer costs and ultimately the cost of producing feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-06-17 | [Import duty drives up price of Russian fertilizer - Fertilizer Analysis \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24554-import-duty-drives-up-price-of-russian-fertilizer-fertilizer-analysis.md) | +3.5% | +14.2% |
| UREA | 2026-02-03 | [Global dynamics continue to shape fertiliser prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5722-global-dynamics-continue-to-shape-fertiliser-prices.md) | +3.3% | +33.9% |
| UREA | 2021-10-20 | [Rice Prices Set to Rise as Fertilizer Rally Drives Up Farm Costs - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44642-rice-prices-set-to-rise-as-fertilizer-rally-drives-up-farm-costs-caixin-global.md) | -2.0% | +9.0% |
| UREA | 2020-06-22 | [Fertilizer industry hints at hike in urea price - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52917-fertilizer-industry-hints-at-hike-in-urea-price-business-recorder.md) | +2.3% | +6.2% |
| UREA | 2025-10-13 | [Fertilizer prices rise amid China export limits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22327-fertilizer-prices-rise-amid-china-export-limits.md) | -0.5% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- en.boerenbusiness.nl: https://en.boerenbusiness.nl/mest/artikel/10877488/kunstmestprijzen-blijven-stijgen

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