fertilizer prices
Prices for European agrochemical products are driven by the cost of natural gas.
I promised to follow the ratio analysis on a monthly basis, and here we are.
The country shows strong performance despite higher fertilizer costs and climate challenges.
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The manufacturers reportedly charge extra for the fertilizers and compel the dealers to pick them up from a remote location, increasing costs that are then passed on to farmers. As a result, farmers end up paying significantly more for fertilizers like diammonium phosphate (DAP) and urea.
I continue analyzing the affordability of fertilizers by comparing the month-to-month trends of fertilizer and agricultural commodity prices.
Recent S&P Global reports on phosphate prices contested by IPL for inaccuracy.
Market analysts attribute the drop to low demand in Europe and uncertainties following a major tender in India.
Given the concentrated nature of its production, there is speculation about whether urea producers could form an oligopoly to control market prices.
In the past, potash trading, or MOP, was strictly regulated among the world’s main producers. However, this changed one day. Let’s take a retrospective glance at this story.
Historically, Indian urea tenders have played a significant role in the market’s supply and demand distribution. However, in recent years, the market has stopped actively reacting to the country’s tenders. Let’s try to analyse the initial reasons and possible consequences.
When we need to compare the costs of fertilizers with the prices of the finished agricultural product, the best solution is to look at affordability indexes. As we know, numbers don’t lie.
The age-old question of the egg and the chicken: do fertilizers react to agricultural commodities prices or vice versa? I am certain that there are two sides to the same coin, and let’s try to follow this trend.
The move aims to enhance transparency and regulate production costs in the fertilizer industry.
Federal Industries Minister demands reversal of recent urea price increases amid critical planting season.
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