World Bank fertiliser price index rose more than 12 percent in Q1 2026, reaching its highest level since October 2022.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because most of the world's fertilizer flows through a handful of choke points — Russian and Belarusian potash, Moroccan phosphate, gas-linked nitrogen — so one export curb or gas spike raises fertilizer costs, cuts crop yields, and pushes food prices up fastest in poor import-dependent countries.
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"The World Bank’s fertiliser price index has risen more than 12 percent in the first quarter of 2026 and has since climbed to its highest level since October 2022, driven largely by the closure."
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- FAO warned scarcity of urea and other nitrogen products will lower crop yields through the 2026-2027 growing season.
- Roughly 30 percent of the world's seaborne fertiliser trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Maharashtra Agriculture Department instructed municipal and district officials to maintain adequate supplies of quality seeds and fertilisers to prevent farmer shortages during late-stage sowing.
- India continues to import urea to meet domestic demand despite existing manufacturing capacity.
- India's Union Cabinet approved the National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 to encourage gas-based urea manufacturing and increase domestic production.