# Here’s One Industry Where the U.S. Is Already Catching China—Fertilizers

> A Wall Street Journal piece notes US nitrogen fertiliser output rose about 10% last year on new plants in states from Iowa to Louisiana, while another segment (likely phosphate) fell 7% in 2016 with exports down more than a third. The excerpt is truncated.

- Date: 2017-02-12 · published 2017-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72429-here-s-one-industry-where-the-u-s-is-already-catching-china-fertilizers
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Rising US nitrogen capacity can ease import dependence and eventually cap prices, while lower phosphate output supports phosphate price firmness.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-06-25 | [Export Situation of Major Fertilizers in China in May.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30106-export-situation-of-major-fertilizers-in-china-in-may.md) | -2.6% | -1.0% |
| UREA | 2022-10-21 | [Fertilizer markets and the Rand generally stable this week.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39463-fertilizer-markets-and-the-rand-generally-stable-this-week.md) | -2.5% | -13.0% |
| UREA | 2021-05-06 | [Will fertiliser prices fall in the middle of this month?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7726-will-fertiliser-prices-fall-in-the-middle-of-this-month.md) | +4.1% | +17.6% |
| UREA | 2020-06-24 | [Urea: Indian tender offers set to test Chinese export interest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52915-urea-indian-tender-offers-set-to-test-chinese-export-interest.md) | +2.5% | +6.6% |
| UREA | 2023-06-07 | [Fertilizer Market Report – June 7, 2023 - Genesis Fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35811-fertilizer-market-report-june-7-2023-genesis-fertilizers.md) | +0.3% | +4.6% |
| DAP | 2023-09-08 | [India fertilizer industry on ‘wait and watch’ mode after China bans urea export - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34434-india-fertilizer-industry-on-wait-and-watch-mode-after-china-bans-urea-export.md) | +1.4% | +1.9% |
| DAP | 2025-08-01 | [US fresh trade tariffs set challenges for the global fertilizers industry \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23261-us-fresh-trade-tariffs-set-challenges-for-the-global-fertilizers-industry-s-and.md) | +8.3% | +8.2% |
| DAP | 2021-02-09 | [Already book your fertilizer? If not, sit down before you read this](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12874-already-book-your-fertilizer-if-not-sit-down-before-you-read-this.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/heres-one-industry-where-the-u-s-is-already-catching-chinafertilizers-1486938901

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