# US ammonia prices surge 45% as Trinidad supply tightens

> US ammonia prices have risen 45% since late June. Trinidad is facing natural gas shortages, and its ammonia imports have fallen 34%.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T00:44:04.809Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76770-us-ammonia-prices-surge-45-as-trinidad-supply-tightens
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Ammonia is the base for nitrogen fertilizers, so tighter supply raises US farmers' input costs and could pressure margins for feed grain production. Gas-linked feedstock costs also keep nitrogen prices firm.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-08-23 | [Fertiliser supply tightens as gas price rises further - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5142-fertiliser-supply-tightens-as-gas-price-rises-further-farmers-weekly.md) | +20.2% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2026-03-09 | [Crop Prices Jump as War Snarls Trade and Risks Tightening Supply - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20242-crop-prices-jump-as-war-snarls-trade-and-risks-tightening-supply-bloomberg.md) | +3.4% | +21.0% |
| UREA | 2025-07-03 | [Urea market tightens amid supply disruptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24083-urea-market-tightens-amid-supply-disruptions.md) | +4.4% | +7.1% |
| UREA | 2026-03-04 | [Urea, DAP prices surge amid Gulf tensions and supply concerns - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5102-urea-dap-prices-surge-amid-gulf-tensions-and-supply-concerns-the.md) | -0.8% | +7.9% |
| UREA | 2026-05-06 | [Nutrien posts higher profit as prices rise, flags tight nitrogen supply \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19582-nutrien-posts-higher-profit-as-prices-rise-flags-tight-nitrogen-supply-reuters.md) | -4.5% | -27.3% |

## Sources

- squawknews.com: https://squawknews.com/news/765525-us-ammonia-prices-surge-45-as-trinidad-supply-tightens

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