# January 2021 Dispatch - EC Grow Professional Turf Fertilizer

> EC Grow reports that trucking lane rates have surged after falling to record lows at the onset of COVID, with trucks becoming harder to find and rates more volatile. The company is urging customers to move up delivery dates ahead of expected spring demand. Driver shortages, strong goods demand and the housing boom are cited as possible causes.

- Date: 2021-01-21 · published 2021-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9196-january-2021-dispatch-ec-grow-professional-turf-fertilizer
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter trucking capacity and higher freight costs raise the delivered cost of feed and fertilizer, especially in spring when demand peaks. The impact is mainly on logistics costs rather than on commodity prices directly.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-09-14 | [Europe slashes fertilizer production \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39893-europe-slashes-fertilizer-production-the-western-producer.md) | +0.4% | -4.6% |
| 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 | 2021-03-30 | [Fertilizer price surge shows signs of a top…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48046-fertilizer-price-surge-shows-signs-of-a-top.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| UREA | 2026-07-22 | [Fertilizer Supply Chains Face a Costly Turning Point](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18690-fertilizer-supply-chains-face-a-costly-turning-point.md) | +1.5% | -1.3% |
| UREA | 2020-03-11 | [How Coronavirus Plays A Role In Fertilizer Pricing \| Hoosier Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54078-how-coronavirus-plays-a-role-in-fertilizer-pricing-hoosier-ag-today.md) | -0.6% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- ecgrowproturf.com: https://ecgrowproturf.com/index.php/2021/01/21/january-2021-dispatch/

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