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Urea prices fell more than 50% in India's latest import tender, so New Delhi may buy more and save on fertiliser subsidies.

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Rising Fertilizer Prices: Implications for Global Agriculture

Conflict, Gulf hurricanes and costlier natural gas are pushing fertiliser prices up, with urea futures 5–6% higher in October.

October 20, 2024

Iran War Food Security Risks Surge as Fertilizer Costs Nearly Double

The long Gulf conflict is raising fuel and fertiliser costs, which could lift food prices from the US Midwest to London and Lagos.

April 23, 2026

Global Agriculture, Crude Oil Prices, Fertilizer Supply, Strait of Hormuz, La Nina El Nino

The Iran war, broken fertiliser supply chains and a shift from La Niña to El Niño are putting world food output under heavy strain.

March 30, 2026

Indian kharif sowing, fertilizer prices, Iran war impact, urea shortage, El Nino drought

Urea has passed $850/t as the Iran war chokes Hormuz shipments, clouding India's June planting as El Niño fears grow.

March 6, 2026

Urea Prices Crash Over 50% in Bearish Tender

Urea prices fell more than 50% in India's latest import tender, so New Delhi may buy more and save on fertiliser subsidies.

June 15, 2026

Fertilizer Supply Crisis Signals Bearish 40% Yield Risk

The Hormuz disruption has choked sulfur and phosphate shipments, shutting factories and threatening yields from Brazil to South Asia.

June 11, 2026

Global Food Price Shocks Signal Rising Bearish Risk

Two supply shocks at once are pushing up food prices and could squeeze emerging markets into stagflation over the next 18 months.

June 3, 2026

Plant Prebiotics Build Bullish Case in $3B Soil Input Market

Researchers want to use natural root exudates to feed native soil microbes, which could replace standard biofertiliser inoculants.

May 22, 2026

Ammonia Production Technology Signals Bullish Disruption With China’s 3x Yield Catalyst

Chinese researchers built an AI-designed catalyst that turns wastewater nitrate into ammonia at nearly triple the usual efficiency.

May 12, 2026

Ammonia Supply Crisis Builds Bearish Pressure With 23% of Global Trade Halted

The Hormuz closure has cut off nearly a quarter of world ammonia trade, the worst nitrogen shock since the 2022 war in Ukraine.

May 8, 2026

Fertilizer Supply Normalisation Accelerates as US Iran Deal Shifts Bearish Outlook for $780 Urea Peak

A proposed 14-point US-Iran deal sparked a relief sell-off in energy and farm markets and could speed up fertiliser recovery.

May 7, 2026

Australia Fertilizer Imports Face Rising Pressure as 5 Strategic Moves Signal Bearish Supply Outlook

Australia's response to the fertiliser shortage after the Hormuz closure shows how import-dependent countries can cope.

May 5, 2026

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