# How Fertilizer Affordability Moved Last Week

> The Fertilizer Affordability Index, published by Mosaic, rose week-over-week from 0.69x to 0.70x, remaining below its 2005 base level and indicating relatively high affordability. The index compares weighted prices of urea, DAP and potash against corn, soybeans and wheat.

- Date: 2017-10-30 · published 2017-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68754-how-fertilizer-affordability-moved-last-week
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Affordability near 0.70x indicates crop prices are strong relative to fertilizer costs, supporting farmer demand for nutrients and feed-grain acreage economics.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-05-25 | [Fertilizer affordability starts to improve after two turbulent years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4370-fertilizer-affordability-starts-to-improve-after-two-turbulent-years.md) | -21.5% | -17.6% |
| UREA | 2024-11-14 | [Fertilizer market developments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27318-fertilizer-market-developments.md) | -0.4% | +2.6% |
| UREA | 2022-06-01 | [Stagnant Retail Fertilizer Prices Hover Near Record Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41256-stagnant-retail-fertilizer-prices-hover-near-record-highs.md) | -7.1% | -12.0% |
| UREA | 2025-08-06 | [DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10719-dtn-retail-fertilizer-trends.md) | -3.7% | -11.4% |
| UREA | 2020-03-04 | [DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54405-dtn-retail-fertilizer-trends.md) | +2.1% | +0.4% |
| DAP | 2022-06-01 | [Stagnant Retail Fertilizer Prices Hover Near Record Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41256-stagnant-retail-fertilizer-prices-hover-near-record-highs.md) | -1.6% | +3.0% |
| DAP | 2023-12-07 | [Global Fertilizer Outlook - 2](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33032-global-fertilizer-outlook-2.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2020-03-04 | [DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54405-dtn-retail-fertilizer-trends.md) | -0.5% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- marketrealist.com: https://marketrealist.com/2017/10/fertilizer-affordability-moved-last-week/

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