# The Green Markets Weekly North America Fertilizer Price Index declined 1.2% this week. NOLA continued to trade in a narrow range and declined $7/ST. NOLA declined $1 and Cornbelt rose $5/ST. | Daniel Houder

> The Green Markets North America Fertilizer Price Index fell 1.2% in the week, with NOLA urea down $7/ST and NOLA DAP down $1, while Cornbelt potash rose $5/ST. India called an urea tender earlier than expected, and Uralkali announced plans to expand potash capacity to 15 million tons by 2025.

- Date: 2019-10-07 · published 2019-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8765-the-green-markets-weekly-north-america-fertilizer-price-index-declined-1-2-this
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

An Indian urea tender supports global nitrogen prices and may open Chinese export flows, while expanded potash capacity is a longer-term bearish factor for potash costs.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2019-10-08 | 1 | -1.7% | -4.1 | Published 2019-10-07, just before the move, it reports a weekly fertilizer price index decline and NOLA DAP down $1, pointing to softening fertilizer sentiment that plausibly contributed to the DAP drop. |
| DAP | 2019-10-09 | 1 | -1.7% | -3.8 | Published 2019-10-07, before the move, it reports a weekly fertilizer index decline of 1.2% and NOLA DAP down $1, which points to soft DAP sentiment and plausibly contributed to the drop, though the DAP cut itself was small. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-11-08 | [China, Ida and vaccine mandates all contributing to fertilizer shortage - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12685-china-ida-and-vaccine-mandates-all-contributing-to-fertilizer-shortage-agweek-1.md) | +4.1% | +2.2% |
| UREA | 2025-07-14 | [Global Fertilizer Market Brief – Price Fluctuations, Trade Shifts & Policy Focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23688-global-fertilizer-market-brief-price-fluctuations-trade-shifts-and-policy-focus.md) | +0.7% | +4.9% |
| UREA | 2026-02-06 | [Ballance Agri-Nutrients issued 2026 global fertilizer markets report - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20530-ballance-agri-nutrients-issued-2026-global-fertilizer-markets-report-fertilizer.md) | +0.8% | +27.6% |
| UREA | 2021-11-12 | [Malaysian granular urea hits $1000pt fob as Chinese absence continues to be felt in the east](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44340-malaysian-granular-urea-hits-1000pt-fob-as-chinese-absence-continues-to-be-felt.md) | -1.3% | -1.8% |
| UREA | 2021-09-29 | [AgriMarketing.com - Fertilizer Prices Heading Toward Record Highs Due To Series Of Black Swan Events](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45026-agrimarketing-com-fertilizer-prices-heading-toward-record-highs-due-to-series.md) | +31.3% | +34.0% |
| DAP | 2025-07-15 | [Mint Primer: What India is now doing to avoid a fertilizer shock \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5400-mint-primer-what-india-is-now-doing-to-avoid-a-fertilizer-shock-mint.md) | +2.1% | +10.3% |
| DAP | 2024-10-28 | [Morocco’s phosphate fertilizer exports to EU surge, securing a strong position in European market - The Morocco Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28198-morocco-s-phosphate-fertilizer-exports-to-eu-surge-securing-a-strong-position.md) | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| DAP | 2026-10-01 | [S&P drops two Morocco-linked fertilizer price benchmarks as trade flows shift \| Bladi.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/690-s-and-amp-p-drops-two-morocco-linked-fertilizer-price-benchmarks-as-trade-flows.md) | -0.3% | 0.0% |

## Sources

- linkedin.com: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danielhouder_urea-dap-potash-activity-6587001609660743680-FVKC

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