# Rising nitrogen prices expected to stall

> Two major nitrogen fertilizer manufacturers say wholesale nitrogen prices, which have risen since summer 2016, will stay firm through the first half of 2017 and then slump. The article frames the rally as temporary.

- Date: 2017-02-23 · published 2017-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72800-rising-nitrogen-prices-expected-to-stall
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Firm fertilizer costs in early 2017 raise input costs for grain and feed producers, but the expected slump later in the year points to easing pressure on crop production costs.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/rising-nitrogen-prices-expected-to-stall/

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