# Ugandan farmers raise alarm over soaring fertiliser prices

> Ugandan farmers report rising fertiliser costs, with 50-kg bags of urea selling for about Shs 220,000 in Kampala and DAP for Shs 180,000–200,000. The increases are attributed to international supply-chain disruptions linked to the Iran crisis and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T06:12:52.058Z
- Category: logistics · region Uganda · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83442-ugandan-farmers-raise-alarm-over-soaring-fertiliser-prices
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Disruption to shipping through a key fertiliser and energy route is tightening supply and pushing input costs higher in Uganda. If prices remain elevated, farmers may apply less fertiliser, limiting crop yields and increasing upward pressure on feed-grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-09-15 | [U.S. fertilizer prices soar as storms roil industry hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45369-u-s-fertilizer-prices-soar-as-storms-roil-industry-hub.md) | +0.4% | +41.4% |
| UREA | 2021-06-21 | [Fertiliser prices continue to increase: MoIT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46891-fertiliser-prices-continue-to-increase-moit.md) | -1.5% | -0.3% |
| UREA | 2024-05-01 | [All Eight Major Fertilizer Prices Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31059-all-eight-major-fertilizer-prices-higher.md) | -6.9% | -5.8% |
| UREA | 2025-06-01 | [The price of phosphate fertilisers continues to rise and everything indicates that there will be an upturn in urea prices – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4338-the-price-of-phosphate-fertilisers-continues-to-rise-and-everything-indicates.md) | -18.3% | -14.1% |
| DAP | 2021-09-15 | [U.S. fertilizer prices soar as storms roil industry hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45369-u-s-fertilizer-prices-soar-as-storms-roil-industry-hub.md) | +1.1% | +6.6% |
| DAP | 2021-02-19 | [More Than Farm Demand: Why Phosphate and Potash Fertilizer Prices are Surging - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12869-more-than-farm-demand-why-phosphate-and-potash-fertilizer-prices-are-surging.md) | -1.5% | -1.7% |
| DAP | 2021-06-21 | [Fertiliser prices continue to increase: MoIT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46891-fertiliser-prices-continue-to-increase-moit.md) | -0.2% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- thecooperator.news: https://thecooperator.news/ugandan-farmers-raise-alarm-over-soaring-fertiliser-prices/
- thecooperator.news: https://thecooperator.news/ugandan-farmers-raise-alarm-over-soaring-fertiliser-prices/amp/

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