# Here's Why Nitrogen Fertilizer Stocks Lost as Much as 21% in May | The Motley Fool

> Shares of Mosaic, Terra Nitrogen and CVR Partners fell 15.8%, 11.2% and 21% in May 2017. The declines followed a continued multi-year slump in nitrogen fertilizer prices that hurt first-quarter earnings for the companies.

- Date: 2017-06-07 · published 2017-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70813-here-s-why-nitrogen-fertilizer-stocks-lost-as-much-as-21-in-may-the-motley-fool
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Weak nitrogen and phosphate prices lower grower input costs, which is supportive for feed producers, but the equity moves reflect company finances rather than a physical supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼

## Sources

- fool.com: https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/06/07/heres-why-nitrogen-fertilizer-stocks-lost-as-much.aspx

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