# CRU Fertilizers – Top Ten Calls of 2021 - CRU Group

> CRU's 2021 outlook projects China's soybean imports at 105 Mt and corn imports at 20 Mt, up from roughly 100 Mt and 10 to 12 Mt in 2020, as hog recovery lifts feed demand. It forecasts US plantings of 92 million acres of corn, 89 million of soybeans and 45 million of wheat. It also expects Chinese anthracite prices to rise, cutting urea exports to as low as 3.5 Mt, and says China's DAP supply will stay tight.

- Date: 2021-01-19 · published 2021-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9195-cru-fertilizers-top-ten-calls-of-2021-cru-group
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Chinese feed imports and tighter Chinese urea and DAP exports support higher corn, soybean and phosphate prices. Forecast US acreage changes will shape the balance between supply and demand for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-02-14 | [Drop in Safrinha corn area will cap Brazilian fertilizer ... - CRU Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66329-drop-in-safrinha-corn-area-will-cap-brazilian-fertilizer-cru-group.md) | -0.2% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2019-01-01 | [Fertilizer Prices Higher for 2019 Crop - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61392-fertilizer-prices-higher-for-2019-crop-proag.md) | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2025-04-03 | [Global fertiliser prices up in February – The Times Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9270-global-fertiliser-prices-up-in-february-the-times-group.md) | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2019-09-04 | [AgroPages-CRU: North America's 'Fertilizer Three' set optimistic tone for 2020, but caution is urged-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57400-agropages-cru-north-america-s-fertilizer-three-set-optimistic-tone-for-2020-but.md) | -3.3% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2025-05-14 | [Global fertilizer prices climb 11% in early 2025: World Bank  ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25007-global-fertilizer-prices-climb-11-in-early-2025-world-bank.md) | +3.8% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2020-01-17 | [AgroPages-CRU Fertilizers top ten calls for 2020-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55013-agropages-cru-fertilizers-top-ten-calls-for-2020-agricultural-news.md) | -2.4% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2021-02-16 | [Market Trends Report - February & March 2021 - Grain Farmers of Ontario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9249-market-trends-report-february-and-march-2021-grain-farmers-of-ontario.md) | +0.9% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2021-04-16 | [Soy Crush Up; Short of Record \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47431-soy-crush-up-short-of-record-feed-and-grain.md) | +8.1% | +13.7% |

## Sources

- crugroup.com: https://www.crugroup.com/en/communities/thought-leadership/2021/cru-fertilizers-top-ten-calls-of-2021/

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