# Global fertiliser prices up in February – The Times Group

> Urea prices rose 14.7% in February 2025 to $436.5/mt, and DAP rose 3.6% to $603.8/mt, according to the Reserve Bank of Malawi's financial report. Drivers cited include EU tariffs on Russian and Belarusian fertilisers, Chinese phosphate export restrictions, and higher natural gas costs.

- Date: 2025-04-03 · published 2025-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9270-global-fertiliser-prices-up-in-february-the-times-group
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher nitrogen and phosphate costs from EU tariffs, Chinese export limits and gas prices raise crop input costs, which can tighten grain supply and support feed prices over time.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2022-10-08 | [Global Fertilizer Price Updates: September’ 2022 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39446-global-fertilizer-price-updates-september-2022.md) | -3.4% | -22.1% |
| NATGAS | 2022-07-05 | [Impacts and Repercussions of Price Increases on the Global Fertilizer Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40415-impacts-and-repercussions-of-price-increases-on-the-global-fertilizer-market.md) | +15.3% | +43.6% |
| NATGAS | 2021-10-05 | [International Fertilizer Price September'21 Update -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44881-international-fertilizer-price-september-21-update.md) | -6.6% | -10.0% |
| NATGAS | 2018-05-17 | [U.S. LNG Export Growth Could Expose Domestic Market to Higher Prices, Global Risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65193-u-s-lng-export-growth-could-expose-domestic-market-to-higher-prices-global-risk.md) | +2.5% | +5.1% |
| NATGAS | 2016-10-24 | [Vayu heralds ‘normalisation’ of wholesale gas prices – The Irish Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10121-vayu-heralds-normalisation-of-wholesale-gas-prices-the-irish-times.md) | -1.7% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2018-03-01 | [Dairy, Cereals Push Food Prices Up in February
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10924-dairy-cereals-push-food-prices-up-in-february-the-beef-site.md) | +0.8% | +1.3% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2022-07-05 | [Impacts and Repercussions of Price Increases on the Global Fertilizer Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40415-impacts-and-repercussions-of-price-increases-on-the-global-fertilizer-market.md) | +1.9% | -14.6% |

## Sources

- times.mw: https://times.mw/global-fertiliser-prices-up-in-february/

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