# Energy costs and politics drive up fertilizer prices - Inside: Manure Market | Boerenbusiness. Nl

> Fertilizer prices are firming modestly, with KAS nitrogen products rising to €19-20.50 per tonne and Black Sea urea around $202 per ton. Potash has stabilized at a slightly higher level after new contracts with India and China, while North Korea tensions add market nervousness.

- Date: 2017-09-05 · published 2017-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69271-energy-costs-and-politics-drive-up-fertilizer-prices-inside-manure-market
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Higher nitrogen and urea costs and firmer potash raise input costs for grain and feed producers, while energy and currency swings add upward pressure on fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- en.boerenbusiness.nl: https://en.boerenbusiness.nl/mest/artikel/10875779/energiekosten-en-politiek-drijven-kunstmestprijs-op

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