# Global Fertilizer Prices Stay High as Phosphate Shipments Through the Strait of Hormuz Gradually Resume

> US fertilizer prices rose in October, with seven of eight major products up and anhydrous ammonia at $987 per ton. Brazilian imported urea climbed to $476-488 per ton CFR, driven mainly by higher European gas costs. Phosphate shipments from Saudi Arabia through the Strait of Hormuz are gradually resuming.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T09:11:13.445Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79523-global-fertilizer-prices-stay-high-as-phosphate-shipments-through-the-strait-of
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Higher natural gas costs raise the cost of producing nitrogen fertilizer, and Hormuz disruption constrains phosphate supply. Together these keep fertilizer input costs elevated for farmers and support prices for urea and DAP.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-10-13 | [Fertilizer Prices Stay Volatile as Strait of Hormuz, Russia Disrupt Supply \| Iowa PBS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17038-fertilizer-prices-stay-volatile-as-strait-of-hormuz-russia-disrupt-supply-iowa.md) | +1.0% | — |
| UREA | 2026-07-14 | [The Strait of Hormuz Is Technically Still Open. So Why Are Fertilizer Prices Climbing? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18673-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-technically-still-open-so-why-are-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.6% | +4.2% |
| UREA | 2026-04-27 | [Mideast Urea Output Drops as Fertilizer Shipments Stall in Strait of Hormuz - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10730-mideast-urea-output-drops-as-fertilizer-shipments-stall-in-strait-of-hormuz.md) | -8.8% | -16.4% |
| UREA | 2026-10-25 | [Fertilizer’s Next Big Problem? It Goes Beyond the Strait of Hormuz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17354-fertilizer-s-next-big-problem-it-goes-beyond-the-strait-of-hormuz.md) | -0.1% | — |
| UREA | 2026-03-03 | [Conflict in Iran Ripples Through Global Fertilizer Markets, Raises Prices Even Higher - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4431-conflict-in-iran-ripples-through-global-fertilizer-markets-raises-prices-even.md) | +10.0% | +19.1% |
| DAP | 2026-07-14 | [The Strait of Hormuz Is Technically Still Open. So Why Are Fertilizer Prices Climbing? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18673-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-technically-still-open-so-why-are-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.4% | +3.5% |
| DAP | 2026-08-18 | [Sulfur shortage threatens global phosphate supply as Hormuz blockade and Russia ban cut 2 of 3 top sources - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18198-sulfur-shortage-threatens-global-phosphate-supply-as-hormuz-blockade-and-russia.md) | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| DAP | 2026-10-25 | [Fertilizer’s Next Big Problem? It Goes Beyond the Strait of Hormuz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17354-fertilizer-s-next-big-problem-it-goes-beyond-the-strait-of-hormuz.md) | -1.1% | — |

## Sources

- vinachem.com.vn: https://www.vinachem.com.vn/articles/market-and-product-vnc/global-fertilizer-prices-stay-high-as-phosphate-shipments-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-gradually-resume.html

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