# Fertilizer Crisis Response Bulletin #36 – Southern Africa's Planting Season Is Here: The Role of Policy in Getting Fertilizer to Farmers on Time and at the Right Price

> IFDC's bulletin says global fertilizer prices rose sharply from February to September 2026 before easing, with DAP rising from $627 to $801 per mt, while urea fell from $472 to $408 FOB and MOP eased to $368 CFR. Over the same period maize rose about 14% and wheat about 20%.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T00:16:10.846Z
- Category: report · region Southern Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78656-fertilizer-crisis-response-bulletin-36-southern-africa-s-planting-season-is
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

DAP staying well above February levels raises phosphate costs for feed-grain and oilseed production in Southern Africa, while the easing of urea and potash offers some relief. The price pullback is partial, so input costs remain a supply-side pressure.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bearish ▼
- POTASH: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-10-27 | [Fertilizer Crisis Response Bulletin #35 - IFDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/674-fertilizer-crisis-response-bulletin-35-ifdc.md) | -0.6% | — |
| DAP | 2022-07-05 | [Impacts and Repercussions of Price Increases on the Global Fertilizer Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40415-impacts-and-repercussions-of-price-increases-on-the-global-fertilizer-market.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |
| DAP | 2023-07-01 | [Maps&Facts: Declining supplies and soaring fertiliser prices: A threat to cereal production in the Sahel and West Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35357-maps-and-facts-declining-supplies-and-soaring-fertiliser-prices-a-threat-to.md) | -0.6% | +14.0% |
| DAP | 2022-06-30 | [Impacts and Repercussions of Price Increases on the Global Fertilizer Market \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40878-impacts-and-repercussions-of-price-increases-on-the-global-fertilizer-market.md) | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 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% |
| UREA | 2024-04-03 | [Fertilizer Market Insights: Planting Report, YTD Urea NOLA Prices, Indian Tender Results, North American Price - Genesis Fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5303-fertilizer-market-insights-planting-report-ytd-urea-nola-prices-indian-tender.md) | -7.2% | -7.9% |
| 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% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- ifdc.org: https://ifdc.org/2026/11/03/fertilizer-crisis-response-bulletin-36/

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