# Fertilizer deliveries decline at start of 2026-2027 season

> Agreste, the French Ministry of Agriculture's statistics service, estimates fertilizer deliveries at the start of the 2026-2027 season are below the same period last year, with phosphate deliveries down about 30%, potash down 17%, and nitrogen down 4%. Average prices for nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers are up 18.6% and 13.5% year on year, while potash prices are roughly flat.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T18:40:13.154Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78316-fertilizer-deliveries-decline-at-start-of-2026-2027-season
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Higher fertilizer costs tied to the Middle East conflict and European gas prices squeeze farm margins and can reduce future crop input use, supporting grain and feed price expectations over time.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-06-08 | [Fertilizer prices expected to stay high over the remainder of 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11017-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-stay-high-over-the-remainder-of-2021.md) | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| UREA | 2022-10-08 | [Global Fertilizer Price Updates: September’ 2022 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39446-global-fertilizer-price-updates-september-2022.md) | -1.2% | -13.9% |
| UREA | 2021-01-19 | [CRU Fertilizers – Top Ten Calls of 2021 - CRU Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9195-cru-fertilizers-top-ten-calls-of-2021-cru-group.md) | +0.5% | +13.1% |
| UREA | 2022-02-01 | [Fertilizer Buying Slows Seasonally in December, but Wholesale Prices Expected to Continue Climbing in 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43443-fertilizer-buying-slows-seasonally-in-december-but-wholesale-prices-expected-to.md) | -11.5% | +4.3% |
| UREA | 2026-05-14 | [Fertilizer prices surge as Strait of Hormuz disruptions tighten supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19175-fertilizer-prices-surge-as-strait-of-hormuz-disruptions-tighten-supplies.md) | -1.4% | -29.2% |
| DAP | 2021-06-08 | [Fertilizer prices expected to stay high over the remainder of 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11017-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-stay-high-over-the-remainder-of-2021.md) | +2.5% | +0.2% |
| DAP | 2019-10-28 | [Fertilizer offtake decreases by 6.7 percent in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5191-fertilizer-offtake-decreases-by-6-7-percent-in-september.md) | -5.9% | -10.7% |
| DAP | 2025-09-26 | [OCP revenues climb to $5.45 billion in first half of 2025 as fertilizer demand surges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23202-ocp-revenues-climb-to-5-45-billion-in-first-half-of-2025-as-fertilizer-demand.md) | -3.2% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- lafranceagricole.fr: https://www.lafranceagricole.fr/conjoncture-intrants/article/905653/les-livraisons-d-engrais-reculent-en-ce-debut-de-campagne-2026-2027

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