# Fertilizer Outlook 2018: A Bright Future . . . But Not in North America - CropLife

> CropLife's 2018 fertilizer outlook expects growth in nitrogen, phosphate and potash mainly outside the US. Fertilizer revenues for major US ag retailers have fallen more than $2 billion since late 2015, and US row-crop acreage is expected flat to slightly down.

- Date: 2018-01-18 · published 2018-01-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67293-fertilizer-outlook-2018-a-bright-future-but-not-in-north-america-croplife
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Flat-to-lower US acreage limits domestic nitrogen and phosphate demand, while global growth supports export-oriented fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- UREA: neutral
- POTASH: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-01-24 | [CRU’s top fertilizer calls for 2025 - BC Insight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26437-cru-s-top-fertilizer-calls-for-2025-bc-insight.md) | +1.5% | +12.7% |
| UREA | 2023-01-06 | [2023 fertilizer outlook provided – Wyoming Livestock Roundup](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10451-2023-fertilizer-outlook-provided-wyoming-livestock-roundup.md) | -3.6% | -17.8% |
| UREA | 2022-09-29 | [Fertilizer Prices Remain “Considerably Higher” Than Last Year, as Hurricane Ian Could Worsen Outlook \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11905-fertilizer-prices-remain-considerably-higher-than-last-year-as-hurricane-ian.md) | -4.2% | -9.1% |
| UREA | 2023-11-06 | [Fertilizer market review: What will 2024 bring? \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33094-fertilizer-market-review-what-will-2024-bring-ag-proud.md) | -2.8% | -6.4% |
| UREA | 2022-09-27 | [Fertilizer Prices, Rates, and Costs for 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11906-fertilizer-prices-rates-and-costs-for-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | -5.7% | -9.1% |
| DAP | 2023-12-07 | [Global Fertilizer Outlook - 2](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33032-global-fertilizer-outlook-2.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2023-12-17 | [International Fertilizer Price Report: Nov 2023 Updates and Analysis -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33042-international-fertilizer-price-report-nov-2023-updates-and-analysis.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2022-09-29 | [Fertilizer Prices Remain “Considerably Higher” Than Last Year, as Hurricane Ian Could Worsen Outlook \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11905-fertilizer-prices-remain-considerably-higher-than-last-year-as-hurricane-ian.md) | -3.3% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- croplife.com: https://www.croplife.com/special-reports/fertilizer-outlook-2018-bright-future-not-north-america/

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