# Fertilizer sector set for biggest profits in years on Russia-Ukraine conflict | Reuters

> Fertilizer producers are reporting their strongest profits in years as the Russia-Ukraine conflict pushed prices for potash, nitrogen, phosphate, urea and ammonia to new highs. Russia is a major supplier of these crop nutrients. Nitrogen-focused producers such as CF Industries are cited as main beneficiaries.

- Date: 2022-05-02 · published 2022-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8658-fertilizer-sector-set-for-biggest-profits-in-years-on-russia-ukraine-conflict
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Supply disruption from Russia has kept nutrient prices elevated, raising input costs for grain and feed producers. The strong producer earnings reflect tight supply rather than a sign of near-term relief.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-03-11 | [Doors Open for OCP as Ukraine Crisis Pauses Russian Fertilizer Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42578-doors-open-for-ocp-as-ukraine-crisis-pauses-russian-fertilizer-exports.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2022-07-14 | [Fertilizer crisis delivers profits and pain as Ukraine fallout broadens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40417-fertilizer-crisis-delivers-profits-and-pain-as-ukraine-fallout-broadens.md) | -3.8% | +8.9% |
| UREA | 2022-03-26 | [Fertiliser companies dig in for hard times amid Russia-Ukraine war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42573-fertiliser-companies-dig-in-for-hard-times-amid-russia-ukraine-war.md) | +8.1% | -4.2% |
| UREA | 2022-10-04 | [How the Russia-Ukraine War Fueled Record Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39051-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-fueled-record-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.6% | -13.7% |
| UREA | 2021-07-22 | [Ukraine may restrict the import of fertilizers from Belarus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45999-ukraine-may-restrict-the-import-of-fertilizers-from-belarus.md) | 0.0% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/fertilizer-sector-set-biggest-profits-years-russia-ukraine-conflict-2022-05-02/

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