# PotashCorp in 4Q16: Nitrogen Prices Added Salt to the Wound

> PotashCorp reported that its average nitrogen selling price fell 37% to $182 per ton in 4Q16, with ammonia down 46% and urea down 18% year over year. For full-year 2016, nitrogen prices averaged 33% lower than in 2015. The company's nitrogen segment sales fell 33% in the quarter despite a 5% rise in shipments.

- Date: 2017-01-27 · published 2017-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73290-potashcorp-in-4q16-nitrogen-prices-added-salt-to-the-wound
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Lower nitrogen prices reflect ample supply and weaker input costs, which is a bearish signal for fertiliser costs that feed producers face, though recent price rebounds suggest the trend is turning.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-12-16 | [Nitrogen Supply Expected to Increase in 2025, Positive News for Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27259-nitrogen-supply-expected-to-increase-in-2025-positive-news-for-price.md) | +0.2% | +8.7% |
| UREA | 2023-05-29 | [Better fert prices on the way: Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36250-better-fert-prices-on-the-way-rabobank.md) | -8.1% | -3.1% |
| UREA | 2023-10-01 | [Global prices for fertilizers returned to 2021 levels in 2023 after surging in 2022 )](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34027-global-prices-for-fertilizers-returned-to-2021-levels-in-2023-after-surging-in.md) | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| UREA | 2023-04-07 | [Commodity prices declined further in March—Pink Sheet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36707-commodity-prices-declined-further-in-march-pink-sheet.md) | +8.3% | +8.3% |
| UREA | 2023-01-26 | [AgriMarketing.com - DTN Reports Fertilizer Prices Have Fallen To Their Lowest Level In 15 Months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5868-agrimarketing-com-dtn-reports-fertilizer-prices-have-fallen-to-their-lowest.md) | -15.2% | -20.7% |

## Sources

- marketrealist.com: https://marketrealist.com/2017/01/potashcorp-4q16-nitrogen-selling-prices-adds-salt-injury/

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