# Global fertilizer trade adapts to Strait of Hormuz disruptions

> WTO data shows traceable fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remain constrained, while shipments from other regions have partly offset the gap. Nitrogenous fertilizer imports from March to June 2026 were 2.8 percent below the 2023-2025 average, while phosphatic imports rose 2.2 percent.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T15:14:12.680Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77938-global-fertilizer-trade-adapts-to-strait-of-hormuz-disruptions
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent Hormuz constraints keep nitrogen fertilizer tight, which supports urea prices and raises grain production costs. Partial rerouting limits the upside, so the price effect is moderate.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-09-14 | [Fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remain near zero](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17416-fertilizer-shipments-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-remain-near-zero.md) | +1.9% | -5.2% |
| UREA | 2026-01-28 | [Fertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruption - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21367-fertiliser-prices-start-to-rise-amid-supply-disruption-farmers-weekly.md) | +10.6% | +12.6% |
| UREA | 2021-03-30 | [Fertilizer price surge shows signs of a top…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48046-fertilizer-price-surge-shows-signs-of-a-top.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| UREA | 2026-07-29 | [Strait of Hormuz pressure on fertilizers: sulfur rises 322% in one year, phosphates lose demand and urea advances again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18694-strait-of-hormuz-pressure-on-fertilizers-sulfur-rises-322-in-one-year.md) | +0.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2026-05-05 | [Fertilizer Crisis Response Bulletin #10–Shipping Disruptions Drive Up Fertilizer Costs and Threaten Food Security - IFDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19178-fertilizer-crisis-response-bulletin-10-shipping-disruptions-drive-up-fertilizer.md) | -4.2% | -27.8% |
| DAP | 2020-07-06 | [Essential Fertilizers Ride the Coronavirus Storm Across the Globe - AgriBusiness Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52065-essential-fertilizers-ride-the-coronavirus-storm-across-the-globe-agribusiness.md) | +3.3% | +12.5% |
| DAP | 2020-05-20 | [India’s Phosphor- and Sulphur-based Fertilizer Production Reported at 18-Month low in April](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53450-india-s-phosphor-and-sulphur-based-fertilizer-production-reported-at-18-month.md) | -0.4% | +2.5% |
| DAP | 2019-07-14 | [No time to ignore 'blood phosphates'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58416-no-time-to-ignore-blood-phosphates.md) | -0.8% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- logisticsnews.ph: https://logisticsnews.ph/2026/11/03/global-fertilizer-trade-strait-hormuz-disruption-wto/

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